THE  UNIVERSITY 
OF  ILLINOIS 
LIBRARY 


From  the  collection  of 
Julius  Doerner,  Chicago 
Purchased,  1918. 


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THE 


HOUSEHOLD  TREASURE; 

OR, 


^EDICAL  SdYISEI^ 


BY 


Dr.  C.  A.  O.  VON  CORT. 

Wife  of  the  eminent  Prussia  Surg.  Gen’l. 


HANDY  & WALTERS, 

Nos.  45,  47,  49  and  51  Rose  Street. 
1882. 


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Entered  according  to  Act  of  Congress,  in  the  year  1875, 

BY  C.  A.  O.  VON  CORT, 

In  the  Office  of  the  Librarian  of  Congress,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 


Handy  & Walters,  45  to  51  Rose  St„  N.  Y, 


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The  writer  of  this  book  has  endeavored  to  illustrate 
the  facts  herein  contained  in  as  few  words  as  possible  to 
make  it  comprehensible.  She  as  a woman  has  had  an 
experience  of  more  than  twenty  years  in  the  Medical. 
Physiological,  Natural,  Unnatural,  and  Scientific  action 
on  the  Human  Structure.  She  has  thoroughly  investi- 
gated all  points,  and  speaks  according  to  experimental 
knowledge  ; and  still  one-half  of  the  evils  has  not  been 
told.  The  mania  of  making  a drug  shop  of  the  human 
body  is  detrimental  to  life  and  health. 

“ Heal  thyself. 

Within  thyself  the  diamond  lies 
An  emanation  from  the  skies.  ” 


INTRODUCTION 


The  demoralized  condition  of  man  is  so  great 
that  it  forces  the  necessity  of  using  remedies,  in 
order  to  assist  deca3’ing  nature  to  prolong  a mis- 
erable existence.  I have  therefore  incorported  in 
this  book  many  prescriptions  for  the  benefit  of 
those  afflicted  with  various  maladies. 

If  people  could  be  persuaded  to  learn  the  Elec., 
trie  and  Magnetic  law,  connected  with  all  animate 
and  inanimate  nature,  blending  its  power  with 
the  human  organization,  they  would  understand 
the  force  of  action  to  promote  health  or  destroy  it. 

Thou  art  thyself  the  true  phj’sician;  thou,  in 
thine  own  body,  boldest  the  key  of  health  and 
life ; and  in  thy  hand  thou  boldest  the  healing 
balm,  and  in  thy  soul  or  spirit,  the  life  elixir ! 

Why  rather  sleep  on  thorny  beds,  than  on 
“flowery  beds  of  ease?” 

The  brain  may  devise  plains  of  vice — 

But  temper  leaps  o’er  cool  device. 

It  is  excellent  to  have  human  strengfth. 

Use  it  as  a man,  and  be  content. 

Woe  unto  the  poor  in  health. 

Who  feed  the  stomach  on  their  wealth. 

Men  grow  old  in  waiting  to  be  wise. 

And  wait  so  long  they  loose  both  ears  and  eyes. 


Xll 


Introduction. 


TRUTH  NO  FICTION. 

Carnichan,  the  man  who  wantonly  wields  the 
bloody  knife  for  the  sake  of  display  of  his  skill,  or 
for  money,  is  a human  savage,  where  pity  cannot 
dwell. 

Let  all  men  and  women  study  the  character  of 
diseases,  they  ought  to  be  acquainted  with  the 
natural  laws  and  organization  of  the  body ; when 
these  laws  are  understood  and  adopted,  very  little 
or  no  disease  will  prevail  on  the  earth. 

The  belief  of  all  scientific  men,  that  every  coun- 
try produces  suitable  remedies  to  cure  all  pre- 
vailing diseases,  is  undeniable ; but  there  are 
more  diseases  now  than  formerly,  caused  by  the 
chemical  practice  of  physicians.  Vegetable  re- 
medies are  more  efficient  and  more  congenial  to 
the  human  frame.  The  innumerable  cures  per- 
formed by  the  use  of  vegetable  medicines,  prove 
their  excellence. 

A reformation  in  the  treatment  of  the  human 
body  is  inevitable,  and  must  prevail,  in  face  of  all 
opposition. 

No  one  can  be  happy,  except  by  making  others 
happy. 

A clear  conscience  is  conducive  to  good  diges- 
tion, which  produces  health. 

Ignorance  is  the  mother  of  evil.  Evil  is  pro- 
duced from  diseased  elements,  which  enter  the 
organization,  creating  lust,  craft,  and  unholy 
desires. 


Introduction, 


xiii 


He  who  carries  truth,  carries  a star  in  his  brain. 

Theodore  Parker  says,  “ The  soul  is  greater 
than  the  Church.’' 

MEDICAL  SU&GESTIONS. 

The  whole  art  of  healing  may  be  comprised  in 
three  words,  namely — What,  How«  and  When, 
Now,  simplify  these  words,  and  learn  self-preser- 
vation. 

SELFISHNESS. 

Strip  yourself  of  your  ornaments  and  learn  to 
be  wise.  To  be  wise  is  to  be  happy. 

Temptations  cease  in  the  sphere  of  wisdom. 
The  law  of  right  is  wisdom. 

EVIL  HABITS  CREATE  TEMPTATIONS. 

Those  who  are  in  darkness  cannot  bear  the 
light.  If  you  close  your  eyes  in  the  dark  for  a 
time,  and  open  them  in  the  light,  you  are  obliged 
to  close  them  again,  as  the  light  is  too  strong ; 
but  if  you  open  your  eyes  by  degrees  you  will  be 
able  to  enjoy  the  light.  So  with  the  understand- 
ing, the  light  of  truth  studied  gradually,  enables 
the  student  to  perceive  and  appreciate  the  inspi- 
rations of  the  Great  World,  its  truths,  power  and 
Creator. 

All  intellectual  organic  forces  understand  the 
right ; but  fail  to  do  right,  and  why  ? Because 
they  are  led  into  evil  by  degenerate  habits.  It  is 
no  more  possible  to  get  happiness  out  of  an  im- 
moral life,  than  to  extract  honey  from  aloes. 


XIV 


Introduction. 


WISE  OPINIONS. 

It  would  be  highly  advantageous  to  the  public,  and 
to  the  best  part  of  the  medical  profession,  if  the  predis- 
positions and  occasions  of  disease,  were  made  a portion 
of  the  education  of  every  man/' — Dr.  Armstrong, 

“ If  truth  does  exist  anywhere,  seek  not  to  smother  it 
with  glossing  delusions ; acknowledge  the  greatness 
thereof,  and  esteem  it  the  best  victory,  when  the  same 
doth  prevail  over  thee." — Hooker, 

“ The  whole  nation  is  groaning  under  the  present  prac- 
tice of  the  medical  profession,  which  fosters  disease  more 
than  it  cures,  and  debases  and  ruins  the  constitution." — 
Morrison, 

Physicians  have  been  tinkering  the  constitution  for 
about  two  thousand  years,  to  cure  diseases,  and  the  result 
of  all  their  greatness  is,  the  production  of  about  two 
thousand  extra  diseases." — Von  Cort, 

All  men  and  women  ought  to  be  acquainted  with  the 
knowledge  of  medical  art.  I believe  the  study  of  medi- 
cine is  the  sister  and  companion  of  vfisdiomi'*— Hipocrates, 

Health  is  the  most  precious  of  all  things  and  is  the 
foundation  of  all  happiness.  The  science  of  protecting 
health  and  life  is  the  noblest  of  all,  and  most  worthy  the 
attention  of  mankind." — Hoffman, 

“ Minerals  exert  a pernicious  and  baneful  influence  on  ' 
the  system  ; they  seldom  or  never  cure,  but  often  destroy 
the  patient.  Their  operation  is  altogether  uncertain,  de- 
pending entirely  on  the  state  of  the  stomach,  whether 
they  act  at  all,  or  prove  injurious.  Among  the  numerous 
poisons  which  have  been  used  for  the  cure  or  alleviation 
of  diseases,  there  are  few  which  possess  more  active  and, 
of  course,  more  dangerous  powers  than  mercury.*’ — 
Hamilton, 


Introduction. 


XV 


Dr.  McNair,  of  Philadelphia,  a physician  of  the  old 
school,  makes  the  following  candid  confession.  He  says : 
**  I have  employed  the  treatment  recommended  in  the 
books,  and  used  indiscriminately  by  medical  men  during 
the  last  forty  years,  and  found  it  altogether  useless,  not 
only  in  my  hands,  but  in  the  hands  of  others.” 

“ If  the  reformed  system  be  good,  let  it  flourish  and 
progress ; if  it  be  a bad  one,  let  it  be  frowned  down  by 
an  enlightened  community,” — Banner. 

Both  surgery  and  medicine  can  and  will,  in  the  as- 
tonishing strides  of  human  intellect,  be  forced  to  pass  a 
rigid  scrutiny,  and  undergo  a radical  improvement.” — 
Smead. 

“ The  belief  that  every  country  produces  simple,  suit- 
able productions,  to  cure  all  prevailing  diseases,  is  true. 
Vegetable  substances  afford  the  mildest,  most  efScient, 
and  most  congenial  remedies  to  the  human  frame.  The 
numerous  cures  that  are  daily  performed,  by  the  use  of 
vegetable  medicines,  are  sufficient  evidence  of  their  super- 
excellent  virtues.” — Prof.  Rafinesque. 

**  The  flora  of  North  America  is  astonishingly  rich  in 
remedies.  There  is  no  doubt  in  my  mind  that  in  all  dis- 
eases, it  is  generally  acknowledged,  that  vegetable  sim- 
ples, are  the  preferable  remedies  ; and  we  know  in  time 
these  native  productions  will  supersede  all  others.” — 
C.A.  Von  Cart,  M.D. 

**  The  want  of  success  in  practice  is  occasioned  by  the 
following  causes.  First,  ignorance  of  the  disease ; sec- 
ondly, ignorance  of  the  right  remedy ; and  thirdly,  the 
remedy  properly  applied.”-*  Von  Cort. 

“ It  is  owing  to  ignorance,  that  there  is  any  necessity 
for  instruments  to  cure  diseases.” — Abernethy. 


XVI 


Introduction. 


Every  physician,  and  every  human  being,  must  rest 
on  his  own  judgment,  which  appeals  to  nature  and  expe- 
rience alone/’ — Gregory. 

An  obstinate  adherence  to  an  unsuccessful  method  of 
treating  a disease,  is  self-conceit, — it  generally  proceeds 
from  ignorance  ; it  is  a species  of  pride,  to  which  the 
lives  of  thousands  have  been  sacrificed.” — Ibid. 

“ I am  here  insensibly  led  to  make  an  apology  for  the 
instability  of  the  theories  and  pactices  of  physic  ; those 
physicians  generally  have  become  the  most  eminent,  who 
have  the  soonest  emancipated  themselves  from  the 
schools  of  physic.” — Late  Author. 

“To  yield  to  any  authority  would  be  criminal,  facts 
must  and  will  stand.” — Dr.  Underwood. 

“ If  an  opinion  is  erroneous,  it  requires  discussion,  that 
its  errors  may  be  exposed  ; if  it  be  true,  it  will  gain  ad- 
herents in  proportion  as  it  is  examined.” — Dr.  Cooper. 

Let  Truth  and  Falsehood  grapple  ; who  ever  knew 
Truth  put  to  the  worse  in  a free  and  open  discussion  ?” — 
Milton. 


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PAGE 

Absorption  *i  57 

Alauthus  Tree,  The 58 

Aie-Hoof  (or  Ground  Ivy),  Cats-Foot 223 

All-Heal 223 

Amaranthus,  or  Floramor 220 

A Poem  226 

Asthma  122 

Bad  Bteath 150 

Baldness 183 

Beets  220 

Benefit  of  Laughter 155 

Bitter-sweet,  Amara  Duleis 222 

Bladder  and  Kidney  Attacks . . . . T. 164 

Bowels,  Diseases  of 127 

Blood  Purifier 135,  151 

Bleeding  of  the  Nose 140 

Bugs,  To  Destroy 141 

B anion  Cure ! 150 

Cabbage  (or  Colewort) 224 

Camphor  and  its  Effect 

Cancer,  To  Prevent  and  Cure 227 

Catarrh  Care  154 

Cathartic,  A Mild  143 

Carrot  Syrup  for  Colds 104 

Cholera  129,  178 

Chilblains  Cure 150 

Chills  and  Fever 175 

Chronic  Diseases 96 

Cinquefoil,  or  Five-Fingered  Grass 177 

Complexion,  To  Improve  the 146 

Condition  of  the  Body  the  Cause  of  Evil  and  Good 194 


VI 


Index. 


Corns,  To  Cure  and  to  Prevent 

Croup 

Complexion 

Consumption X 

Cocoa-nut  a Healer 

Cough  Powder 

Cure  for  Burns 

Dyspepsia 227, 

Dysentery 

Diuretic  Pills 

Drunkenness,  To  Cure * 

Diarrhoea,  To  Cure 

Diet  for  Invalids 

Drinks  for  Invalids 

Disinfectant 

Ear,  The 

Education  of  Women 

Erysipelas 

Evil  Habits  and  their  Effects 

Eye,  The 

Exercise 

Flowers,  To  Crystalize 

Freckles,  To  Bemove 146, 

Fleur  Albus 

'F«et,  Frozen 

<Fly  Preventive 

Felons,  To  Bemove 

Fevers  105, 

Friction  of  the  Body 

Gargles  for  the  Throat 

Glands  Swelling 

Gout  

Hair  Curling  Wash 

Hair  Dye 

Horses,  To  Get  Away  from  Fire 

Herbs • 

Heaves  in  Horses 

Hair,  To  Bemove  Superfluous 

Hair,  To  Prevent  from  Falling  Out. 


FAGB 

143 

103 

151 

179 

160 

. 182 

153 

154 

138 

147 

139 

94 

112 

167 

23 

137 

31 

106 

214 

148 

150 

182 

229 

146 

158 

173 

181 

167 

171 

172 

172 

155 

218 

155 

151 

145 


Index.  vii 

PAGE 

Hydrophobia,  To  Prevent 117 

Hair  Invigorator. . «■ . .-rrrrTT '172 

Human  Meteors 132 

Home  Prescriptions  154 

Hot  Milk  as  a Medicine  . . . . 145 

Heart  Disease 

Indigestion 152,  171 

Inebriety  from  Chloral 193 

Infant  Feeding 99 

Infant  Mirth 224 

Injections 126 

Inherent  Diseases  Transmitted  to  Children 91 

Insanity 156 

Inflammation  of  the  Lungs 178 

Kidneys  and  Bladder .......  164 

King’s  Evil 152 

Lavendar .......  218 

Lead  Poison 153 

Liniments 170 

Liver  Pills 228 

Liver 15  J 

Leprosy,  To  Cure 142 

Linen,  To  Remove  Stains  from 147 

Lettuce 142 

Lock-Jaw 138 

Longevity 215 

Lungwort 219 

Man’s  Origin  and  Condition 62 

Marsh  Mallows 219 

Mildew,  To  Remove 

Mucilage,  To  Make ...  148 

Mustache,  To  Dye  a 147 

Musquitoes  Bites,  To  Remove 143 

Marble,  To  Clean 143 

Moles,  To  Remove 

Music  as  a Healer 69 

Mercury 133 

Morphine  Treatment,  A case  of 131 


viii  Index. 

PAGE 

Moths 150 

Mullen 218 

Mustard 218 

Now  and  Then 170 

Neuralgia 120 

Nerves,  For  Weak 146 

Ointments 165 

Opiates 

Piles 123 

Palmistry 79 

Poison,  Accidental 140 

Pericardium 167 

Petrify 141 

Pain  in  the  Bladder  and  Rheumatism  Pains,  For 165 

Prolapsus  Ani 126 

Rats,  To  Disperse 149 

Reason 161 

Remove  the  Cause  and  Disease  Disappears 168 

Ringworms 105 

Self  Preservation 84 

Silk,  To  Remove  Green  Spots  from 148 

Stoves,  To  keep  Bright  and  Mend 149 

Snake  Bites,  To  Cure...  120,  144 

Stammering  . . 141 

Sickness  at  the  Stomach,  To  Remove 16*2 

Sleep,  To  Procure 157 

Sleeping  Together 188 

Salves 157,  159 

Small-pox 168 

St.  Vitus’  Dance 136 

Sick-rooms  157 

Salt-rheum  and  Itching  on  the  Surface,  A Wash  for 170 

Smoking,  A Cure  for 143 

Strengthening  Tonic 153 

System,  Effects  of  Food  on  the 141 

Science  of  Life 41 

Stammering 141 

Sun-Stroke 57 

Tape-worm  Extinguisher 163 


Index. 


IX 


PAGE 

The  Cause  of  Evil  and  Good 194 

Th  - Em  Tree 220 

The  Evil  Effects  of  Inhabiting  with  Dogs 87 

The  Laws  of  Health  and  Life 17 

Throat  and  Lungs 183 

The  Dog  will  Lick  the  Hand  that  Feeds  Him 59 

Unnatural  Appetite 52 

Tonic  for  Debility 153 

Toothache  Pills 166 

To  keep  Water  Cold 

To  Cure  Sickness,  Conceit  and  Ignorance 

Trees  a Preventative  to  Disease 159 

To  Improve  the  Complexion 146 

To  Destroy  Bugs 141 

To  Expel  Worms 104 

To  Remove  Sickness  of  the  Stomach 162 

Tobacco  Cure 147 

To  Dye  a Moustache 147 

Tobias,  Son  of  Tobit  90 

Walls,  To  render  Impervious  to  Rain 149 

Warts,  To  Remove 151 

Whitewash,  To  Make 149 

Wise  Opinions 14 

Water,  To  Clarify 145 

Womb,  Diseases  of 184 

Wintergreen 

Wens 153 

Will  Power 115 

Was  there  a Martyr  to  Gospel  Truth  ? 

Yucaliptic  Tree,  The 


X 


Ind€X. 


Ammonia 352 

Butter 353 

Burns — 354 

Burdock 254 

Boils 255 

Bruises 256 

Bleeding  of  the  Nose. 357 

Complexion 256 

Corn  Silk  for  Dropsy  and  Diseased  Lungs  240 

Cough 258 

Cowslips 261 

Comf  rey  .... 261 

Capsicum  (Cayenne  Pepper) 261 

Cancer  Cure 358 

Diphtheria. 263 

Disinfectant 262 

Dyspepsia 263 

Diphtheria  Preventive 264 

Diaphragm 264 

Drunkenness 264 

Dropsy 240 

Earache,  Relief  for 237 

Ear 235 

Eyes 251 

Fennel 253 

Fly  Preventive 

Fire 

Frosted  Feet 253 

Flaxweed 253 

Ice  to  Keep 238 

Light  and  Colors 231 

Lock-Jaw 238 

Insect  Destroyer 237 

Indian  Ague  Cure 23S 

Injections 238 

Ice  Water,  its  Result^ 239 

Houseleake 239 

Holly 240 

Heart’s  Ease. 240 


Index^ 


XI 


Heaves  in  Horses 241 

Hydrophobia 241 

Obesity 242 

Lemons,  What  they  will  Do 242 

Liniment 243 

Toothache  Cure 242 

Moles 243 

Quinsey,  Throat  Disease 243 

Poultice 243 

Paint,  To  Clean 241 

Palate,  Falling 245 

Paste  for  Scrap  Books 245 

Piles 245 

Pin  worms 245 

Ringworms 246 

Sunstroke 247 

Small-Pox 246 

Sleeplessness. 248 

Stove,  To  Preserve  from  Rust 249 

Swallowing  a Cent 249 

tJrine,  Involuntary 249 

Weed  Exterminator 250 

Warts 250 

Worms  in  Flower  Pots 251 

W’^ater,  Pure 251 

Whitewash 251 

Qerm  Destroyers 

Tobacco,  its  EfEect  on  the  System 

Liniment,  For  Man  or  Beast 244 

Poultice,  For  Burns 244 

Look- Jaw  in  Horse 256 

Barber's  Itch  Cure 258 

India  Ink  Devices,  How  to  Remove 258 

Permangenate  of  Potassia 263 

Molecules,  To  Remove 263 

Stains  on  the  Hands,  To  Remove 2*53 

Deafness 265 

Erysipelas 265 

Friction  of  the  Body 265 


PEEMONITORY  SYMPTOMS  OP  DISEASES. 


From  twenty-live  years  of  experimental  re- 
search and  investigation  in  treating  the  physical 
body,  I come  to  the  conclusion,  that  all  diseases 
of  mankind  proceed  from  the  retention  and  ob- 
struction of  the  circulating  forces,  which  must 
regulate  and  carry  the  whole  machinery  of  the 
body : the  same  as  working  a steam  engine.  If 
the  main  spring  of  that  machinery  is  out  of 
order,  the  whole  is  disabled,  cannot  perform  its 
work.  The  blood  is  the  force  power  acted  upon 
by  electrical  elements,  which  move  the  winds 
and  waves  alike.  When  the  blood  loses  this 
electrical  element  it  loses  power  to  act ; and 
from  these  obstructions  in  the  circulating  forces 
’pain  and  prostration  is  the  result,  and  the  espe- 
cial part  of  the  body,  where  the  trouble  centers, 
is  the  part  that  needs  help.  In  fevers  great 
lassitude,  pains  and  weakness  in  the  limbs,  flashes 
o[  heat,  and  also  creeping  chills,  inflammations, 
congestions,  throat  diseases,  diphtheria,  dyspep- 
sia, which  the  mass  of  the  people  are  afflicted 
with,  all  proceed  from  the  same  cause, — the 
obstruction  of  the  working  of  natural  forces. 
Thus  pains  and  diseases  follow.  Avoid  evils  by 
a hygiene  diet,  and  they  will  flee  from  you. 


Household  Treasure, 


OR 


MEDICAL  ADVISER. 


THE  LAWS  OF  HEALTH  AITD  LIFE. 

Marriage,  in  its  true  condition,  is  a holy  bond 
between  man  and  woman.  The  laws  of  life  should 
be  carried  out  in  that  state  in  accordance  with 
love  and  truth,  which  are  the  essence  of  Divinity. 

In  fulfilling  the  duties  of  life,  great  responsi- 
bility rests  upon  Motherhood,  as  it  is  with  her 
that  the  bud  of  humanity  first  receives  its  form 
and  culture,  physically  and  intellectually.  There- 
fore the  duty  of  Fatherhood  points  to  the  neces- 
sity of  being  tender  and  thoughtful  to  the  being 
who  is  to  bring  forth  and  rear  his  children. 

We  see  all  animals,  birds,  fish,  insects,  and 
creeping  things  controlled  by  nature’s  laws,  and 
she  guides  them  with  fidelity  and  harmony.  Man 
would  avoid  disease  and  unhappiness,  were  he  to 
follow  the  example  of  the  inferior  animals,  who 
are  led  by  mother  nature,  and  thus  fulfill  the  laws 
divine. 


1 8 Household  Treasure  ; or. 

We  read  in  the  good  Book,  that  ‘‘there  is  a 
time  for  all  things,  a time  to  dance  and  a time  to 
pray,’'  etc. 

The  Seasons  have  their  time,  and  cannot  be 
changed.  Man  cannot  make  Winter  Summer, 
nor  Spring  Autumn.  The  trees  and  plants  have 
their  time  to  put  forth  their  leaves  and  fruits.  All 
flowers  which  bloom  in  the  garden  of  God  have 
appointed  time.  The  horses  and  cattle  upon  the 
hills,  in  due  season,  produce  their  kind.  The 
fishes,  great  and  small,  which  float  in  the  grand 
mirror  of  God,  the  Ocean  ; also  those  which  glide 
in  the  rippling  streams,  all  in  their  harmonious 
lives,  have  this  abiding  law.  Nothing  on  earth  is 
found  to  deviate  from  this  law  but  man  ; and  he 
only,  in  order  to  graitfy  his  selfishness,  disregards 
the  mandate. 

Woman  is  so  organized,  that  in  disobeying  this 
natural  law,  in  regard  to  the  appointed  time,  that 
the  whole  system  is  thrown  out  of  order  for  the 
remainder  of  natural  life  ; her  physique  cannot  re- 
tain its  strength,  as  the  action  on  the  finer  parts 
of  the  genital  organs  is  destroyed. 

There  is  a time,  at  intervals,  when  nature  in  its 
perfect  work,  removes  all  obstructions,  and  the 
tree  is  prepared  for  the  bud  and  fruit. 

Why  is  not  man  at  least  equal  to  animals  in  re- 
finement? The  question  is  answered  in  a few 
words — neglect  of  careful  training  of  the  young, 
which  care  devolves  upon  the  mother.  The  laws 
of  health  and  life  in  regard  to  the  prerogative 


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state  of  marriage  is  not  understood,  neither  is  it 
in  its  natural  condition. 

The  loss  of  the  natural  condition  of  the  human 
family,  for  ages  past,  and  the  demoralizing  effects 
of  the  numerous  evils,  which  have  grown  from 
the  neglect  of  the  proper  cultivation  of  children, 
have  permitted  the  weeds  of  inordinate  desire, 
and  insatiable  appetites,  to  check  the  beautiful 
flowers  of  moderation  and  wisdom,  in  the  garden 
of  nature. 

The  conditions  which  are  brought  to  bear  upon 
infancy  and  youth,  in  the  present  day,  develop 
the  sexual  organs  of  the  body  more  than  the  in- 
tellectual; hence  the  human  family  has  lost  its 
manhood  and  self-control.  The  pure  elements  of 
the  senses  have  become  depraved,  leading  to  dis- 
ease and  desperation^ 

Through  this  great  loss  of  the  natural  power 
of  life,  i.  e.,  self-control  over  all  desires  and  inor- 
dinate appetites  of  the  body — the  human  family 
are  subject  to  diseases  of  all  kinds,  which,  by  a 
judicious  adherence  to  the  natural  and  whole- 
some laws  of  life,  would  enjoy  health  and  vigor, 
governed  by  reason. 

The  early  impressions  of  youth  are  lasting. 
Observation  teaches  that  the  first  impressions  of 
infancy  are  discordant ; and  combativeness,  de- 
ception, “ envy,  hatred  and  malice  ” are  the 
poisons  of  the  air,  breathed  in  the  season  of  child- 
hood. Even  in  the  little  babe’s  brief  career,  is  it 
surrounded  by  an  atmosphere  of  thoughtless  false- 


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hood ; an  illustration  of  this  fact  occurred  a few 
days  ago. 

A lady,  making  a social  call,  was  invited  into 
the  nursery  to  see  the  children.  On  entering  the 
.room  the  visitor  took  the  youngest  child  from  the 
nurse’s  arm,  saying  as  she  did  so,  “ Naughty 
nurse,  she  abuse  mamma’s  darling,  bad  nurse,  we 
will  whip  her,”  and  takes  the  child  to  the  nurse 
and  induces  it,  by  her  own  example,  to  strike  the 
nurse,  thus  leading  the  child  to  believe  that  the 
nurse  is  not  to  be  trusted.  When  about  to  leave, 
and  desiring  to  return  the  child  to  the  nurse,  the 
little  creature  naturally  resisted,  fearing  the 
nurse.  Then,  in  order  to  induce  the  child  to  go 
to  the  nurse,  the  mother  said,  “ Good  nurse,  nurse 
love  Minna,  nice  nurse,  go  to  her  darling.”  So 
it  is,  that  in  the  earliest  spring  of  life  the  seeds  of 
deception  and  distrust  are  sown  in  the  mind  of 
the  child  by  the  thoughtlessness  of  its  mother. 
From  this  to  worse  the  child  grows,  learning  only 
falsehood,  wilfulness  and  quarreling,  making  life 
unendurable,  when,  by  inculcating  truth,  purity, 
and  self-control,  by  word  of  mouth  and  example, 
this  world  would  be  an  earthly  paradise. 

In  considering  these  things,  it  becomes  neces- 
sary to  investigate  still  further,  as  to  the  causes 
and  effects. 

W e see  before  us  constantly  the  ill  results  of  a 
bad  bringing  up  ; the  most  prominent  of  which  is 
the  terrible  licentiousness  every  where  prevalent. 

The  reason  that  girls  are  so  easily  led  astray  is, 


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that  the  sexual  organs  are  more  fully  developed 
than  those  of  the  intellectual,  and  the  cause  of 
this  precociousness  is  that  they  are  permitted  to 
play  with  dolls. 

I have  investigated  this  subject  of  doll  amuse- 
ment thoroughly,  and  have  found  that  the  genital 
organs  overbalance  all  others.  Parents  are  un- 
aware to  what  an  alarming  extent  this  doll-play- 
ing is  instrumental  in  developing  the  maternal  in- 
stincts. How  can  it  be  otherwise?  They  have 
peered  into  the  mysteries  of  child-bearing,  nurs- 
ing, and  all  the  paraphernalia  connected  with  the 
genital  organs,  which,  through  this  excessive  ac- 
tion upon  them,  are  prematurely  developed.  The 
result  is  ever  before  us  in  the  deplorable  state  of 
society.  The  delicate  intellectual  organs  are 
overpowered  by  rank  sensualism.  At  rare  inter- 
vals we  meet  a sweet  flower  of  nature  striving  to 
bloom  in  this  polluted  atmosphere  ; but  it  is  soon 
smothered,  and  buried  again  in  darkness.  It 
would  be  well  to  make  a bon-fire  of  all  the  dolls 
on  the  globe,  and  never  allow  another  to  be 
manufactured. 

Women — aside  from  some  exceptions — in  evil 
and  licentiousness,  are  in  the  ascendency,  and  it 
IS  unavoidable,  under  this  development,  through 
this  constant  action  upon  the  genital  organs.  It 
is  painful  to  any  conscientious  person  in  his  daily 
walks  in  life  to  behold  women,  especially  young 
girls,  who  should  be  modest  as  violets,  and  inno- 
cent as  the  lillies  of  the  valley,  casting  forth  every 


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net  and  device  to  entrap  the  wayfaring  youth. 
The  coiling  serpent  is  not  so  dangerous ! — the 
poison  of  the  asp  is  not  so  deadly  ! 

This  state  of  things  is  a perversion  of  nature, 
and  is  owing  to  improper  training. 

Woman,  as  nature  intended,  has  a sacred  mis- 
sion to  fulfill,  as  helpmate,  sympathizer,  and  com- 
panion of  her  husband ; and  guide,  teacher,  and 
sustainer  of  her  children.  By  fulfilling  these 
duties  conscientiously,  she  can  use  her  influence 
for  good,  and  lead  degenerate  humanity  to  divin- 
ity, through  reason  and  nature’s  laws — thus  fill- 
ing the  earth  with  flowers  of  purity,  and  weaving 
order  and  harmony  out  of  the  disorganized  and 
discordant  state  into  which  mankind  are  drifting. 

The  best  aids  that  woman  can  have  to  assist 
her  in  the  reformation  of  humanity  are  thruthful- 
ness,  industry,  self-control,  intellectual  culture, 
and  last  and  greatest  of  all,  cleanliness. 


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EDUCATm  OP  WOMEN. 

A GREAT  movement  is  being  made  to  promote 
the  education  of  women.  In  the  professional  and 
scientific  branches,  the  suffrage  question  has  been 
dozing.  It  has  probably  been  gathering  fuel, 
which  may  burst  out  with  a brilliant  blaze ; the 
more  refining  elements  of  education,  taking  the 
place  of  the  coarser  or  political,  and  thus  prepar- 
ing the  way  to  make  the  paths  straight.  Or,  in 
other  words,  the  finer  and  more  natural  element 
of  the  true  principles  of  creation  being  called  into 
action,  and  more  fully  understood  by  woman,  who 
is  the  moving  wheel  in  life,  and  the  instigator  of 
good  and  evil. 

Man  is  a machine  propelled  by  influences 
brought  to  bear  upon  him  from  the  outside  world. 
He  manufactures,  originates  and  builds,  and  en- 
deavors to  have  a depot  established  somewhere, 
to  be  sheltered  from  the  storm,  and  when  the 
gloom  of  night  spreads  her  mantle  over  the  earth 
he  wends  his  way  to  that  depot  called — the  sweet- 
est of  all  names — home.  Here  is  a question — 
What  constitutes  a home  ? 

Not  merely  a house,  in  which  man  sleeps  and 
eats  his  meals — home  is  a charming  Mosaic,  in 
which  are  happily  blended  love,  peace,  industry 
and  culture.  These  are  the  gems  which  surround 
the  heart,  and  lovingly  encircle  it. 


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Who  is  responsible  for  all  these  jewels  ? 

Woman.  Home  is  her  sphere,  and  in  it  she  can 
weave  a chain  of  love  and  duty,  which  will  lead 
to  immortality. 

Infancy,  childhood,  and  youth,  are  wholly  under 
the  guidance  of  woman.  It  becomes  necessary, 
then,  for  her  to  be  vigilant  and  untiring  in  the 
training  ot  children  from  their  birth  to  maturity. 
“ As  the  twig  is  bent,  the  tree  inclineth.” 

Even  after  arriving  to  maturity  woman’s  influ- 
ence still  continues.  All  men’s  dispositions,  in- 
clinations and  conditions  in  life,  are  the  result  of, 
and  impelled  by,  the  teachings  and  influences  of 
women. 

How  great,  then,  is  the  necessity  of  women  be- 
ing earnestly  and  carefully  educated,  morally, 
physically  and  intellectually  ! Man  must  battle 
abroad  in  the  world ; but  woman  must  mould  the 
image  of  a God. 

In  all  the  vicissitudes  of  life,  woman  turns  the 
wheel  of  fate.  Esau  lost  his  inheritance  through 
a woman. 

Rachel  forced  her  handmaid  upon  her  husband, 
for  a selfish  purpose,  and  then  caused  her  and  her 
child  to  be  thrust  out,  and  driven  into  the  wilder- 
ness to  suffer  and  die — for  which  the  Israelites 
were  brought  into  bondage. 

Moses — that  wonderful  man,  who  delivered  his 
people  from  Pharaoh’s  chains — lost  his  inherit- 
ance through  the  facinations  of  women,  and  it  be- 
came necessary  to  remove  him  from  his  people ; 


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they  believe  he  ascended  into  heaven  without 
dying.  He  had  upon  the  mountain  a quantity  of 
inflammable  matter,  which,  when  he  closed  his 
final  speech,  he  set  on  fire,  and,  screened  by  the 
smoke,  he  passed  behind  it  over  the  other  side  of 
the  mountain  ; and  they  saw  him  no  more.  It  is 
asserted  by  some  that  he  lived  many  years  after. 

David,  a great  man — purported  to  be  a man  of 
God — his  sayings  being  written,  ‘‘  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  — we  find  he  had  no  communications  with 
the  Lord  personally ; but  through  his  seers  and 
magicians,  who  advised  him  according  to  his  own 
inclinations,  not  daring  to  do  otherwise,  he  being 
the  ruler.  He  had  six  wives,  several  of  whom 
were  criminally  obtained. 

Women  have  been  lost  for  ages  past,  and  are 
now  just  awakening  from  their  slumbers.  Some 
few,  from  time  to  time,  venture  to  thrust  their 
heads  into  this  beautiful  world,  in  order  to  catch 
a glimpse  at  the  droppings  of  divine  inspiration, 
and  gather  a little  food  for  the  waste  places  of  the 
great  organic  structure,  and  are  driven  back  to 
their  seclusion  with  the  desire  for  the  beautiful 
ungratified.  As  yet  they  cannot  emerge  into  the 
Paradise  of  life  unshackled. 

In  many  reform  movements,  much  has  been  said 
in  regard  to  the  condition  of  woman.  In  the  old 
world  women  have,  and  do  still,  wield  the  Scep- 
tre, holding  in  their  power  the  destinies  of  na- 
tions ; but  here  in  this  country  women  rule 
through  the  controlling  action  in  their  position  of 


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the  builder  of  the  human  mind.  Their  power  is 
felt  though  unacknowledged.  Tolies  says,  wo- 
men have  exhibited  more  self’-sacrificing  greatness, 
and  more  malign  wickedness,  than  is  to  be  found  in 
the  opposite  sex.'' 

In  Mythology,  Holy  Writ,  and  History,  the 
Furies  as  well  as  the  Graces  were  females.  For 
example — Ruth,  Jesebel,  the  widow  of  Serepta, 
Lucretia,  Cleopatra,  Olympa,  Merata,  Lucretia 
Borgia,  Mary  and  Elizabeth,  Charlotte  Corday 
and  Hannah  Moore. 

In  some  of  these  cases,  the  spirit  to  compete, 
combat  and  overbalance  the  oppression,  persecu- 
tion and  crime,  brought  to  bear  against  them  by 
the  male  sex,  inspired  the  women  to  deeds  which 
have  been  recorded.  The  artful  wiles,  and  un- 
manly treacherous  acts,  personally  committed, 
created  love  or  hatred,  producing  extraordinary 
results. 

Joan  of  Arc  sprang  out  from  her  sphere,  and 
asserted  the  cause  of  her  country.  When  her 
deeds  of  valor  were  accomplished,  she  was  the 
acknowledged  equal  of  the  other  sex. 

In  all  nations,  however,  of  the  present  period, 
woman  occupies  a subordinate  position.  Her 
voice  is  not  heard  as  a representative,  her  opin- 
ions disregarded,  and  her  beguilings  have  little 
effect,  as  the  propensities  vrhich  have  been  culti- 
vated predominate.  Thus  women's  influence  can 
only  be  asserted  in  the  Churches,  where  men  have 
little  or  no  interest ; all  they  think  is,  if  they  pay 


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in  cash  what  is  demanded  of  them,  they  are  will- 
ing that  the  women  shall  do  the  work  to  help  the 
preachers  along. 

It  is  evident — in  the  condition  of  woman — her 
desires,  beliefs,  attainments  and  hopes,  that  she 
has  followed  her  (so  called)  protector,  and  her 
mind  has  been  limited  to  his  emanations.  This 
seems  to  be  necessary,  under  the  circumstances, 
for  the  purpose  of  securing  domestic  contentment 
and  harmony. 

Men  have  burst  the  bonds  that  confined  them 
at  times,  as  did  the  American  Colonists,  from  the 
thraldom  of  a King ; but  women  have  been  forced, 
if  not  content,  to  tread  in  their  prescribed  circum- 
ference and  daily  perform  the  same  routine. 

The  Tartar  and  Arab  women  patiently  followed 
their  Lords.  The  Indian  women  toil  for  their  pre- 
datory, slothful  husbands.  The  Chinese  and 
Turkish,  remain  secluded  in  the  Seraglios  of  their 
masters.  Even  the  churches  have  adopted  in  their 
creeds  the  idea  of  woman’s  inferiority  and  de- 
pendence. The  Koran  teaches  that  she  is  without 
soul.  The  Shakers  make  her  the  slave  of  her  hus- 
band. Budhism  consign  her  to  the  confines  of  her 
dwelling  and  prison.  Ancient  Greece  worship- 
ped her  ideality. 

Roman  Paganism  had  for  its  god  Cenetas,  and 
the  use  of  women  was  valued  only  as  she  conduc- 
ed to  exaltation.  Judiaism  treated  woman  as  a 
slave. 

It  is  somewhat  different  in  what  is  termed 


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Christian  or  modern  countries.  In  our  land  wo^ 
men  are  governed  by  the  society  god.  To  him 
implicit  obedience  is  paid.  It  would  be  no  cal 
umny  to  say  that  woman  is  flattered  into  a nomi- 
nal idea  of  sovereignity  ; but  the  mistress  of  so- 
ciety is  a slave  to  fashion.  Fashion  has  made 
her  a trifling  toy,  susceptible  to  flattery,  won  by 
protestations,  coaxed  by  caresses,  adhered  to  for 
pleasure,  deserted  for  interest  or  other  entice- 
ments. In  the  street  she  is  the  cynosure  of  brain- 
less dandies,  in  the  ball-room  adored  by  flirts,  in 
the  dining-room  a coterie  for  the  caprices  of  the 
opposite  sex,  and  in  the  house  a drudge.  At 
church  a fool,  the  dupe  of  the  villain,  the  loved  of 
the  unprincipled,  the  abused  of  the  heartless,  the 
neglected  of  the  many,  and  the  theme  of  the  frivi- 
lous  persiflage.  While  single,  the  toast  of  roister- 
ers, and  when  married  the  prisoner  of  one  keeper. 

Among  the  Poets,  woman  is  idealized.  Words- 
worth has  somewhat  exalted  the  standard  of 
feminity.  The  novelists  degrade  the  sex.  A 
true  woman  scorns  their  productions. 

With  Petrarch  woman  is  a platonic  mistress. 
Shakspeare,  in  his  ballads,  portrays  her  the  same. 

The  woman  of  society  is  superficially  educated. 
Her  time  is  engrossed  with  dress,  cosmetics,  vis- 
iting, parties  and  children.  It  is  no  wonder  that 
some  women  of  finer,  truer  aspirations,  have  had 
the  moral  courage  to  try  to  sever  these  bonds  of 
frivolit3^  and  establish  a mode  of  life  more  con- 
ducive to  moral  development,  intellectual  culture, 


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and  personal  freedom  ! The  question  is,  how  to 
institute  a proper  reform  ? 

When  the  world  has  been  sui'feited  with  its 
cherished  phantoms,  and  finds  the  folly  thereof, 
it  must  turn  to  Nature  and  listen  to  her  precepts 
as  a little  child.  Her  teachings  are  all  pure  and 
simple.  Art  and  poetry  have  found  her  truth, 
and  so  must  society,  in  order  to  bring  about  a 
radical  reform.  Then  will  be  brought  about  an 
equalization  of  humanity,  socially,  politically  and 
ecclesiastically.  The  great  vampire  which  is 
now  flooding  the  world,  and  pouring  out  his  vials 
of  wrath  upon  the  earth,  causing  craft,  deceit, 
dishonesty,  licentiousness,  disease,  sickness,  and 
all  manner  of  evils,  will  be  vanquished.  The 
prison  doors  of  the  heart  will  be  burst  asunder 
and  the  beast  thrust  out,  with  all  his  appliances 
and  aids,  among  which  are  tobacco,  liquor,  indo- 
lence, bigotry  and  murder — yes,  murder — for  is  it 
not  murder  to  destroy  that  which  we  cannot  re- 
store ? And  do  not  the  indulgences  of  these 
nefarious  habits  destroy  health,  intellect,  and 
morality  ? 

Let  the  sufferer  answer. 

The  reformer  must  begin  at  the  foundation  and 
eradicate  these  evils,  else  they  will  fertalize  the 
soil  of  the  Upas  Tree  — Destruction  — whose 
branches  will  encircle  the  land. 

But  surely  the  day  of  hope  is  dawning,  and  the 
evil  night  of  ignorance  is  passing  away.  Enlight- 


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enment  is  gaining  ground,  and  the  time  will  come 
when  men  and  women  will 


Stand 

On  equal  platform,  hand  in  hand, 

Nor  let  a sluggish  sneer  arise, 

As  the  Sun  looks  down  from  purer  skies, 
In  patient  waiting,  ages  past 
Relentless  foes  have  often  cast 
Mere  stumbling  blocks  upon  our  way, 
Which  none  but  man  can  cast  away. 

He  holds  the  key,  to  ope*  the  door — 

He  folds  his  arms  ; we  hear  him  snore — 
And  in  his  dreamy,  quiet  tone — 

The  battle’s  fought,  the  bird  has  flown — 
And  in  this  new  and  radiant  sphere, 

A future  life  is  drawing  near. 

The  light  of  life,  pure  and  divine. 

In  wisdom’s  way  shall  ever  shine.” 


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EVIL  HABITS  AND  THEIR  EFEECTS. 

“ I don’t  believe  I could  live  without  my  tea- 
pot !”  exclaimed  a lady  in  speaking  of  the  “ bev- 
erage which  cheers,  but  does  not  inebriate.” 

Had  the  lady  reflected,  she  would  have  remem- 
bered that  the  world  existed  millions  of  years 
before  the  teapot  was  known  ; nor  was  tobacco 
known,  nor  feeding  upon  corpses — with  these 
evils  cometh  sin,  which  without  them,  would  be 
unknown.  Teetotalism  has  lost  none  of  its  re- 
sponsibility, still  many  people  drink  various  kinds 
of  liquors : all  things  considered,  however,  the 
number  of  drunkards  are  comparatively  few. 

We  have  greater  evils  than  liquors  ; the  poison- 
ous, demoralizing  tobacco,  which  is  a direct 
magnet  to  liquor,  and  tea,  which  although  it  does 
not  directly  inebriate,  (and  from  that  fact,  is  an 
unsuspected  enemy,)  is  most  injurious  to  the 
whole  nervous  system. 

The  effect  of  alcohol  is  apparent  to  all ; it  is 
prominent  in  the  face  and  features  of  any  one 
who  uses  it  to  excess. 

Tea,  on  the  contrary,  is  not  as  visibly  seen  ; but 
nevertheless  the  effect  is  very  pernicious  uni- 
versally so,  and  it  is  as  insidious  as  it  is  popu- 
lar, for  tea  is  found  in  every  home,  from  highest 
to  the  lowest. 

The  evils  from  tobacco  no  one  will  deny. 


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Household  Treasure ; or^ 


Even  the  victim  of  the  habit,  with  his  mouth  and 
pockets  full  of  tobacco,  which  he  zvill  have  at 
no  matter  w^hat  sacrifice,  will  acknowledge  it  to 
be  hurtful,  and  at  the  same  time  confess  that  he 
cannot  give  it  up.  So  tyrannical  is  its  power. 

The  evil  effects  of  this  weed  is  not  yet  under- 
stood. It  is  more  instrumental  in  leading  to 
insanity  than  liquor. 

I saw  a young  man,  who  was  not  in  the  habit 
of  smoking,  become  perfectly  insane  from  smok 
ing  a cigar. 

Another,  who  died  of  progressive  paralysis 
from  the  effects  of  the  habit  of  smoking. 

The  habit  has  become  so  universal,  that  in 
cities,  and  densely  populated  towns,  it  is  difficult 
to  get  a breath  of  fresh  air,  on  account  of  the 
nauseous  fumes  which  fill  the  atmosphere. 

By  close  examination,  I have  concluded  that 
no  human  being  is  so  constituted  naturally,  as 
to  love  either  liquors,  tobacco,  or  tea.  All  are 
cultivated  appetites,  and  have  an  unnatural  effect 
upon  the  system,  and  destroy  manhood. 

The  temporary  soothing  effect  serves  as  a 
relief  to  the  mind  from  worldly  annoyances  and 
fatigue.  This  is  the  magnet  which  draws  thou- 
sands into  the  maelstrom  of  dissipation,  until  the 
habit  becomes  uncontrollable,  and  beyond  the 
human  power  to  resist. 

The  forming  of  this  habit  is  merely  a desire  on 
the  part  of  boys  to  imitate  men. 

“ My  father  smokes,  so  must  I,'*  says  some 


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little  fellow,  and  his  mother  smiles  at  his  man- 
liness, instead  of  teaching  him  the  evil  conse- 
quences of  the  use  of  tobacco. 

The  cultivation  of  habits,  good  or  evil,  lay  at 
the  feet  of  women,  for  as  boys  become  men — 
men  are  only  developed  boys.  Thus  we  find, 
that  upon  women  devolves  the  responsibility  of 
cultivating  of  children,  and  they  should  teach 
them  to  avoid  that  which  will  injure  them,  as 
smoking  will.  The  system  of  the  smoker  be- 
comes impregnated  with  the  narcotic  properties, 
which  acts  upon  the  brain,  thereby  overpowering 
the  force  of  will. 

Mother  Nature  is  very  kind  to  all  of  her  chil- 
dren. If  they  obey  her  laws,  they  are  crowned 
with  health  and  happiness ; but  if  they  enlist 
under  the  guidance  of  the  lower  laws,  they  will 
suffer  in  consequence. 

Mother  Nature  crowns  conjugal  love  and  true 
marriage  with  the  diamond  of  happiness  ; but 
on  the  the  contrary,  she  justly  generates  disease 
in  the  vital  forces  of  those  who  violate  her 
sanctuary. 

Now  I will  turn  to  the  third  evil — “ the  cup 
that  cheers  and  not  inebriates.”  Although  this 
cup  does  not  inebriate,  it  is  a steam-power  to 
iisease,  and  a precursor  to  paralysis. 

Some  who  have  written  on  this  subject  say, 
that  there  is  nothing  in  the  appearance  of  the 
habitual  tea-drinker  to  distinguish  him  from 
others,  as  is  the  case  with  the  red  nose  and 


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bloated  face  of  the  drunkard  ; but  in  that  they 
are  mistaken,  for  it  is  a decided  fact,  that  the 
habit  of  tea-drinking  makes  its  impress  indelibly 
on  the  countenance,  by  giving  it  a pinched,  con- 
tracted appearance,  a wrinkled  skin,  and  also  dis- 
coloring the  complexion,  making  it  dingy,  and 
creating  dark  spots,  which  sometimes  become 
scaly. 

It  is  now  a settled  question  by  some  of  the 
most  prominent  chemists  in  Europe,  that  the 
drinking  of  the  general  beverage  not  only  effects 
the  health,  but  the  morals  of  the  human  family. 

Sir  Wilfred  Lawson  says  : You  help  indi- 

rectly to  increase  crime  and  pauperism,  and  if 
you  are  a father  or  a mother,  you  transmit  to 
posterity  a diseased  and  demoralized  brain. 

I will  quote  the  testimony  of  Dr.  Trotter,  a 
celebraetd  physician  of  Bath,  who  was  a man  of 
large  practice,  an  acute  observer,  and  a man  of 
high  moral  character.  He  says  : The  use  of  tea 

comes  under  an  evil  head.  However  agreeable 
may  be  its  immediate  flavor,  the  ultimate  results 
are  debility  and  nervous  diseases.’* 

There  may  be  constitutions  which  tea  do  not 
immediately  injure,  such  as  a strong  athletic 
man,  who  physically  exercises  in  the  open  air, 
the  effect  being  thus  somewhat  counteracted ; 
but  it  is  particularly  hurtful  to  female  constitu- 
tions, and  also  to  all  dyspeptics. 

Fine  tea,  when  taken  in  a strong  infusion,  by 
persons  not  accustomed  to  it,  often  causes  tre- 


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mors,  cold  sweats,  vertigo,  dimness  of  sight,  and 
confusion  of  thought.  All  persons  who  are  sub- 
ject to  nervousness,  cannot  use  tea  without  feel- 
ing an  increase  of  all  these  unpleasant  symptoms, 
particularly  those  above  mentioned. 

In  the  lower  ranks  of  life,  the  deficiency  in  sub- 
stantial food,  is  made  up  by  an  increased  propor- 
tion of  tea,  and  through  this  cause,  we  have 
an  increase  of  nervous,  bilious,  spasmodic  and 
stomach  complaints.  It  has  been  also  decided 
that  the  use  of  tea  paves  the  way  to  the  habitual 
drinking  of  alcoholic  liquors,  in  this  class,  than  in 
a higher.  The  higher  order  drink  wines  to  create 
stupefaction  after  their  excesses. 

The  narcotic  properties  of  tea  on  the  human 
system  serves  to  retard  the  circulation,  and  close 
the  pores  of  the  skin,  and  its  drying  and  heating 
properties  thickens  the  blood,  so  that  in  advanced 
age  it  terminates  in  paralysis,  and  from  the  con- 
comitant torpor  of  the  absorbent  vessels,  it  fre- 
quently ends  in  dropsy. 

Coffee  possesses  the  narcotic  properties  ; but 
in  a lesser  degree  than  tea.  The  more  important 
point  of  the  influence  of  tea  is  on  morality  and 
religion. 

The  vices  with  which  drunkenness  is  con- 
nected is  prominent  to  all ; but  have  we  not 
reason  to  suspect  that  tea  is  at  the  bottom  of  a 
less  glaring,  but  a greater  evil  ? 

Mr.  Mills,  in  his  inaugural  address,  discloses 


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the  feeling  that  has  long  been  creeping  over  the 
consciousness  of  the  best  men  and  women. 

It  is  admitted  by  all  that  the  standard  of  com- 
mercial honor  has  been  rapidly  on  the  wane  of 
late  years,  and  people  lament  bitterly  that  honesty 
is  fast  passing  away  ; that  men’s  word  is  not  what 
it  was  in  times  past.  Let  us  consider.  It  was 
woman  who  first  took  eagerly  to  tea — they  are 
not  prone  to  be  open  criminals , but  are  they 
honest  ? 

Under  the  fostering  care  of  the  female  sex,  tea 
grew  into  universal  use  ; and  what  has  followed 
in  its  train?  Commercial,  political  and  Chris- 
tian fraud  in  a hundred  thousand  heart-rending 
forms. 

There  is  not  a business  matter  in  which  we  are 
safe.  This  country  has  become  a gambling  insti- 
tution. The  rotten  banks,  rotten  insurance  com- 
panies, trust  companies  ; the  rotten  ships,  engulf- 
ing millions  of  souls  yearly. 

It  is  evident  that  some  underlying,  subtle  influ- 
ence has  been  at  work,  for  the  last  century, 
weakening  the  morality  of  the  human  family,  and 
what  is  it?  Not  dram-drinking,  for  in  all  cases 
we  find  the  inebriate  honest  and  truthful.  Mr. 
Mills  says,  that  honesty  is  drowned  in  the 
teapot.” 

Teetotalers  insist  upon  the  injurious  reaction 
on  the  system  from  the  use  of  alcoholic  liquors  ; 
but  they  have  not  yet  considered  the  action 
of  tea. 


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We  read  that  Shakespeare  induces  Csesar  to 
distrust  Casius,  for  the  reason  that  he  did  not 
sleep  much.  Some  of  the  most  treacherous  men 
that  have  lived,  like  Napoleon,  slept  but  little. 

Now  what  is  the  effect  of  tea?  It  causes  wake- 
fulness, and  Americans  are  called  wide-awakes 
and  who  makes  wooden  pumpkin-seeds,  nutmegs 
and  cheese?  Who  pays  debts  by  the  Bankrupt 
Act  ? 

The  use  of  alcoholic  drinks  often  lead  to  acts 
of  violence ; but  they  never  stimulate  the  in- 
stincts of  craft.  Alcohol  makes  people  sing  and 
be  jolly,  it  causes  them  to  laugh  or  cry,  embrace 
their  friends,  or  they  fight  and  give  each  other 
black  eyes,  and  also  beat  their  wives,  then  rest  in 
the  gutter;  but  liquor  never  makes  men  sly  nor 
crafty.  A drunkard  never  forges  a check,  nor 
swindles  his  employer. 

What  is  the  effect  of  tea  ? People  never  sing 
and  laugh  over  their  tea — all  is  calm  on  the  sur- 
face? but  says  Mr.  Mills,  I never  drink  a cup 
of  fine  tea  without  feeling  as  if  I would  like  to 
over-reach  somebod}^  directly.  I feel  as  if  it 
would  do  me  good  to  go  in  for  a competitive 
examination  on  the  spot.  I invent  wooden  nut- 
megs, and  dummy  ship-bolts.  I think  of  obtuse 
conundrums.  I long  to  start  bubble  companies, 
and  forge  trade-marks.  In  fact,  I find  I have  no 
physical  courage,  no  patriotism,  no  love  of  man, 
as  man,  no  motto  but  the  ‘ Devil  take  the  hind- 
most.' I believe  more  short  weights  are  given 


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by  shopkeepers,  from  tea-drinking,  than  any 
other  cause/' 

All  this  agrees  with  the  alleged  effect  of  tea  on 
the  system  in  arresting  waste  by  closing  the 
pores.  It  makes  you  want  to  keep  all  you  have, 
and  get  all  you  can. 

While  we  have  been  turning  our  eyes  to  the 
more  obvious  evils  attendant  on  the  free  use  of 
alcohols,  we  have  been  overlooking  the  action 
of  a bland  and  powerful  liquid,  which  has  been 
sapping  the  foundations  of  manhood  and  honesty. 
Alcohol  inebriates  a few,  and  sends  a few  to 
prison ; but  tea  acts  upon  the  nerves,  and  de- 
stroys conscience,  thus  turning  the  human  family 
into  sneaks  and  scoundrels.  We  cannot  say  but 
this  evil  has  been  instrumental  in  leading  hu- 
manity into  the  present  maelstrom  of  tobacco. 
We  are  called  upon  by  the  learned  and  wise, 
as  a nation,  to  take  instant  action  in  this  dire 
calamity. 

It  would  be  difficult  at  present  to  prohibit  the 
sale  of  tea,  as  the  cause  is  not  understood  ; but 
it  is  the  duty  of  all  to  use  every  effort  to  prevent 
the  use  of  such  a moral  evil. 

In  a physical  point  of  view,  we  find  the  effects 
of  tea  more  injurious  than  the  other  evils,  as  by 
its  heating  and  drying  properties  it  creates  con- 
stipation, torpid  liver,  fevers,  hemorrhoids  and 
other  diseases. 

All  these  great  and  extreme  responsibilities  we 
must  lay  at  the  feet  of  women. 


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People  may  say,  ‘‘  raise  the  men  from  their 
present  condition,’'  it  is  in  vain. 

The  infant,  boy,  and  the  youth,  is  led  on  step 
by  step,  by  his  mother ; he  receives  his  daily 
instruction  and  cultivation  from  her,  and  to  her 
we  must  look  for  reformation. 

Men  have  very  little  to  do  in  teaching  and  con- 
trolling children,  they  being  absent  so  much  from 
home,  and  especially  at  the  time  when  children 
are  in  order  for  instruction.  The  small  portion 
of  time  that  they  can  spend  with  them  is  devoted 
to  recreation,  and  few  men  get  acquainted  with 
their  children,  some  seldom  see  them.  Boys, 
however,  see  men,  and  imbibe  their  habits. 

We  must  admit  that  the  habits  of  fathers  are 
adopted  by  their  sons  ; but  the  responsibility 
must  be  traced  back  to  the  same  source. 

I sometimes  hear  young  girls  or  women  say, 
that  they  like  the  smell  of  tobacco.  Such  could 
not  be  the  case,  unless  their  system  had  become 
so  much  impregnated  with  the  fetid  effects  of  the 
weed,  from  inherent  propensity,  or  inhalation, 
tliat  their  organs  of  smell  have  become  diseased. 

Tea-drinking,  in  which  nursing  mothers  in- 
dulge, creates  a craving  propensity  in  children, 
vohich  they  never  lose. 

WE  NOW  INVOKE  THEE. 

Women  of  America,  awake  from  thy  slumbers  ! 

Gird  on  the  armor  of  life,  light  and  love  ; 

True  to  humanity,  as  we  are  all  brothers — 

Throw  around  the  circle  a beam  from  above  — 


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Wait  not,  but  list  in  the  army  for  freedom, 

Burst  forth  the  bonds  that  flowers  may  bloom, 

Ere  youth  be  engulfed  in  manhood  and  beauty, 

And  the  bright  star  of  hope  may  arise  at  noon. 

It  is  settled  that  there  is  no  nourishment  in 
tea,  says  a great  alchymist ; yet  the  misinformed 
people  stimulate  with  it,  thinking  the  feeling  of 
exhileration  they  experience  is  a gain  of  strength  ; 
but  on  the  contrary,  it  is  just  so  much  real  vital 
principle  drawn  from  the  system,  which  must  be 
paid  for  doubly  in  reaction,  weakness  and  short- 
ened life. 

There  are  thousands  of  people  who  would 
shudder  at  the  idea  of  swallowing  a glass  of 
liquor,  but  who  take  that  which  is  permanently 
greater  harm,  and  leads  to  stronger  drinks. 

When  the  body  is  fatigued  by  mental  or  physi- 
cal exertion,  it  does  not  need  a stimulant ; but 
rest,  and  nourishment,  and  that  should  be  digesti- 
ble food.  A hygiene  diet  is  always  digestible. 


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THE  SCIENCE  OP  LIFE. 

We  have  a class  of  men  yet  in  this  world  of 
progress,  who  resemble  the  cold-blooded  species 
of  animal  creation,  who  think  that  there  can  be 
no  improvement  in  their  particular  science,  no 
matter  whether  it  be  Theology,  Medical  or 
Mechanical.  That  their  particular  science,  what- 
ever it  may  be,  is  correct ; and  that  it  must  not 
be  sifted  and  investigated  by  the  enquirer  under 
the  dictates  of  reason.  It  must  not  be  animated 
by  the  glow  of  fresh  life,  nor  warmed  by  a 
superior  atmosphere,  it  is  all  right  now,  and  so 
must  remain. 

All  that  might  render  science  attractive,  even 
to  women  and  children,  and  to  the  wild  tribes  of 
the  Western  forests,  could  be  comprehended  in 
this  otie  plan — simplification — then  science  would 
be  no  longer  left  ‘‘  alone  in  its  glory,’'  but  be  pre- 
sented in  simple  form ; the  flowers  of  knowledge 
may  bloom  in  their  beauty  around  the  symmet- 
rical form  of  the  human  mind. 

It  is  highly  proper  for  Science  to  substitute 
ignorance,  and  place  within  the  sphere  of  natural 
life  a solid  foundation  of  facts,  plain  and  easy  to 
be  understood ; but  in  nearly  all  cases  where 
scientific  principles  and  discoveries  have  been 
presented  to  the  world,  the  scientist  has  been 


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ignored,  or  held  up  as  an  evil  spirit,  a sorcerer, 
or  some  other  despisable  creature. 

Whenever  a new  science  or  discovery  is  pro- 
duced, if  it  conflicts  or  over-leaps  established 
laws,  it  is  pronounced  false,  and  set  aside  by 
those  who  should  investigate,  and  if  they  find 
truth  in  the  discovery  or  science,  support  it  as  a 
precursor  to  greater  light. 

The  searchers  of  knowledge  who  do  thus  de- 
velop truth,  are  our  benefactors.  They  penetrate 
into  the  glorious  mysteries  of  the  sun,  the  source 
of  light  and  heat ; into  the  depths  of  the  ocean, 
where  dwell  the  finny  tribe  ; into  the  caverns  of 
the  earth,  where  water  crystalize  into  trans- 
parent clusters,  and  all  the  beauties  and  wonders 
of  nature. 

Science  surpass  the  worn-out  fables  of  old. 
Science  is  a superior  intellectual  emancipation 
firom  old  tyrannical  ignorance — the  pledge  of 
fiuure  progress  in  the  beautiful,  harmonious  laws 
of  nature.  Science  enlarges  the  understanding, 
and  disperses  superstitions,  which  saw,  and  still 
see,  a despot  god,  in  every  wanton  phantom, 
which  paralyzes  the  free  thought  of  intellect,  and 
closes  the  door  of  natural  knowledge.  Science 
will  prove  what  the  spiritual  insight  has  only 
dimly  discovered. 

Nature,  which  now  seems  so  void  and  incom- 
prehensible to  most  of  the  human  race,  so  hard 
and  unfeeling  towards  human  desires,  is  the  most 


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kind  and  generous  of  friends,  and  not  a tyrannical 
mother. 

The  winds  and  storms  come  forth  in  their 
friendly  forms  to  shake  hands  with  earth’s  pro- 
ductions— not  forgetting  man — dispersing  with 
the  cleansing  breeze  the  chaff  from  the  healthy 
fruit,  in  animate  and  inanimate  productions. 

These  outward  actions  are  but  a show  of  the 
inward  reality,  proving  to  man  eternal  love  and 
truth,  which  the  great  Central  Light  of  the  uni- 
verse photographs  upon  the  sensitive  organs  of 
human  intelligence. 

The  perfection  of  a science  is  when  it  har- 
monizes with  nature ; but  truth  in  medical  science 
on  the  diseased  human  body,  is  more  difficult  to 
obtain  than  that  of  others,  for  people  cling  to  old 
habits  and  prejudices.  The  old  mode  of  treat- 
ment, however,  is  passing  away,  and  those  who 
still  linger  in  its  train  are  indirectly  adopting  the 
role  of  the  new,  thus  grasping  in  the  dark  what 
they  fear  to  face  in  the  light. 

In  comparing  the  numerous  modes  of  the  treat- 
ment with  the  innumerable  constitutions,  dispo- 
sitions and  temperaments  of  the  human  family, 
we  must  admit  that  there  may  be  a panacea  in  all 
of  the  sciences ; yet,  we  cannot  but  believe  that 
the  natural  elements  in  their  pure  condition,  is 
more  in  accordance  with  the  natural  and  divine 
laws  as  treatment  for  diseased  humanity,  than  the 
more  powerful  chemicals,  which  are  now  so  freely 
used.  The  elements  of  earth-r~air,  light,  heat 


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and  water— are  sufficient  for  preserving  health 
and  preventing  disease. 

The  science  of  healing,  in  all  its  forms  the  most 
simple,  should  be  selected,  as  that  is  most  in 
accordance  with  the  laws  of  life  ; and  also  in  con- 
sideration of  the  delicate  structure  of  the  human 
system  in  which  life  acts. 

As  old  things  are  ever  passing  away,  and  new 
developments  taking  their  place,  we  predict  a 
more  perfect  illustration  in  the  art  of  healing  than 
has  yet  been  upon  the  platform  of  Science. 

The  greatest  and  most  beneficial  art  to  teach 
now,  is  that  of  self-preservation. 

The  unnatural  mode  of  living,  in  eating,  drink- 
ing tea,  coffee,  and  liquors,  to  excess ; smoking 
and  chewing  tobacco  and  opium,  and  some  have 
commenced  to  use  chloroform  as  a sedative,  and 
last,  but  not  least,  the  inordinate  use  of  medicines; 
all  these  things  have  degenerated  this  nation  to  a 
greater  extent  than  any  other,  for  it  cannot  be 
denied,  we  are  a dishonest  people,  and  the  fact 
can  be  attributed  to  the  action  on  the  brain  of 
these  unnatural  and  poisonous  elements. 

The  practice  now  so  prevalent  of  using  mor- 
phine is  wrong,  for  morphine  almost  immediately 
increases  the  obstruction  of  the  circulation,  in- 
stead of  removing  it,  by  opening  the  pores  so 
that  the  disease  may  be  thrown  off  by  the  action 
of  nature.  Through  this  treatment  circulation  is 
impeded,  the  disease  increased,  delirium  kept  up, 
constipation  increased,  finally  bloating,  then  the 


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blood  settles,  the  body  turns  black — the  life-force 
being  destroyed,  the  blood  has  no  power  to  cir- 
culate, and  the  result  is,  the  end  of  breathing. 
This  is  caused  by  the  opiate  treatment,  morphine 
having  in  all  cases  the  above  effect.  Morphine 
should  never  be  used  for  human  beings,  as  it  is 
not  a remedy,  but  an  enemy. 

All  pains  may  be  allayed  by  remedies  which 
will  vitalize  the  system,  and  assist  nature,  by  in- 
creasing the  circulation  of  the  blood. 

External  applications,  such  as  poultices,  baths 
of  any  or  all  kinds  as  the  case  may  require,  hot, 
cold,  tepid  or  vapor  baths. 

Fomentations  of  herbs,  a few  grains  of  capsi- 
cum steeped  in  a cup  of  hot  water,  can  be  ad- 
ministered one  tablespoonful  at  a time,  as  often 
as  may  be  required.  A few  grains  of  cinnamon, 
and  cloves,  can  be  added  to  the  capsicum.  Hot 
water  alone  is  very  efficient  as  a remedy  in  many 
cases.  The  extremities  should  be  kept  warm  ; 
never  cease  in  your  work  until  circulation  is  pro- 
duced, and  a natural  perspiration,  then  danger  is 
passed,  nature  assumes  her  power,  and  becomes 
the  healer. 

Prejudice  and  dogmatism  are  injurious,  because 
they  are  associated  with  learned  ignorance,  and 
pride  of  opinion ; but  knowledge  and  learning 
are  the  result  of  observation,  practical  experi- 
ence, facts  and  opinions  acquired  and  retained  in 
the  memory. 

From  the  time  of  Hippocrates  down  to  the 


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present,  the  world  has  been  blessed  [?]  with  those 
so-called  medical  healers,  which  have  been,  and 
still  are,  called  imposters ; but  from  past  ages 
until  now  they  have  lost  none  of  their  powers  of 
perception,  neither  have  they  lost  the  art  or 
science  of  healing,  which  is  through  the  posses- 
sion of  this  divine  power,  in  a degree,  inherent 
in  every  human  being. 

Those  who  work  in  this  required  law  are  de- 
nounced by  the  theoretical  faculty,  who  call  their 
treatment  guess-work,  and  at  the  same  time  ac- 
knowledge being  in  the  dark  on  the  subject  of 
healing. 

The  weak,  disorganized,  demoralized  people  of 
our  land  have  been  brought  to  this  condition  by 
the  strong  chemicals  which  have  been  adminis- 
tered under  the  pretense  of  curing,  but  which  in 
no  case  cures.  If  nature  be  strong  enough  to 
protect  the  vital  force  of  the  system  from  these 
exotics,  and  also  force  the  disease  out,  the  patient 
will  be  able  to  rally,  and  crawl  about  like  an  old 
broken-down  wagon  the  remainder  of  their 
natural  lives. 

It  has  been  remarked  by  one  of  the  Faculty, 
that  public  credulity  is  easier  imposed  upon 
to-day  than  it  was  in  the,  so-called,  dark  ages, 
when  the  idea  of  religion  was  associated  with  the 
“medicine  man.”  He  also  said,  the  ignorant 
priests,  magicians,  etc,,  were  the  only  physicians. 

Now,  what  is  religion?  It  is  not  a belief,  not 
a faith  ; it  consists  in  acts  and  deeds  of  kindness. 


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nothing  more  nor  less.  And  who  were  the  wise 
men  in  those  days?  None  but  those  whom  self- 
ishness and  ignorance  called  then,  and  now,  hum- 
bugs! We  have  found  none  yet  since  then  to 
supersede  them.  All  men  of  the  present  day  bor- 
row from  them  ; we  have  nothing  in  their  profes- 
sion of  religion  that  is  original,  which  is  useful ; 
but  much  that  is  injurious. 

Hippocrates,  Isocrates,  Socrates,  Confucius, 
Plato  and  Christ,  these  were  and  are  our  bene- 
factors. What  did  Christ  say?  “Go  ye  into 
the  world,  and  heal  all  manner  of  diseases,  and  as 
ye  keep  my  sayings,  the  things  which  I do,  ye 
shall  do,  and  greater  works  than  these  shall  ye  do 
also,  even  to  cast  out  devils  ” 

There  are  a great  many  human  beings  at  the 
present  age  of  the  world,  possessed  of  evil  spirits, 
and  this  evil  is  often  cast  out  now  by  the  same 
means  as  of  old.  When  the  evil  spirit  is  raging 
within,  as  if  soul  and  body  would  be  torn  asunder, 
the  influence  of  kind  words  and  gentle  means — 
the  sweet  voice  of  love  and  sympathy  will  ex- 
tricate the  evil,  and  leave  a calm  rest  behind. 
The  bile  being  stirred  up  through  the  system,  a 
little  magnetism  of  the  balm  of  human  kindness 
restores  the  patient,  and  he  is  clothed  in  his  right 
mind. 

These  things  are  transpiring  around  us  con- 
tinually, and  thousands  I may  say  are  being  re- 
stored by  this,  so-called,  preposterous  treatment. 
Yet  the  rich,  the  poor,  and  the  wise  of  all  classes 


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of  the  world’s  society,  are  opening  their  eyes  to 
the  true  philosophy  of  the  healing  power^ 

People  find  by  experience,  that  through  the 
so-called  regular  practice  of  the  present  time, 
the  constitution  is  destroyed,  and  after  passing 
through  a course  of  that  treatment,  they  ever 
after  drag  out  a miserable  existence,  from  which 
they  never  recover ; but  every  few  days  send  for 
their  doctor,  thereby  losing  health  and  money, 
only  to  fill  the  pockets  of  their  physicians, 

Truth  demands  the  assertion  (says  the  old 
school),  that  there  are  practitioners  out  of  the 
profession  as  well  as  in,  and  it  is  found  to  be 
a fact,  that  those  who  are  in,  do  more  than  those 
who  are  out ; but  the  remedies  prescribed,  and 
the  means  used  by  those  out  of  the  old  profession, 
are  simple,  natural  and  innocent ; they  are  such 
as  cannot  injure,  but  do  restore,  leaving  the 
patient  in  the  buoyancy  of  youth. 

The  principle  of  curing  diseases  by  what  is 
termed  “ the  laying  on  of  hands,”  is  merely  phy- 
sical magnetism,  and  a law  of  nature  which  is  not 
fully  understood  ordinarily,  and  if  understood  by 
profession,  is  not  acknowledged.  It  is  simply  the 
magnetic,  or  electro-magnetism,  passing  from  one 
body  to  another.  All  flesh,  inherent  with  the 
natural  life  forces,  is  in  a constant  state  of  action, 
and  as  we  inhale  every  second,  so  also  the  body 
throws  off  constantly,  from  all  parts,  when  in  a 
healthy  condition. 

Let  a strong,  healthy  person  sit  and  hold  the 


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hands  of  a feeble,  sick  person,  the  current  of  elec- 
tricity will  pass  from  the  healthy  one  to  the 
feeble,  and  thus  the  blood  is  vitalized,  a circula- 
tion created,  which  assists  the  body  in  its  natural 
action.  By  this  assistance  nature  begins  to  work, 
and  the  disease  decreases.  By  a continuation  ot 
this  treatment,  the  patient  is  sometimes  restored 
to  health  without  medicine.  On  whatever  part 
of  the  body  the  disease  may  be,  if  practicable,  the 
hands  should  be  placed.  In  some  cases,  if  is  only 
necessary  to  clasp  the  feet  in  the  hands,  and  hold 
them  ten  or  fifteen  minutes.  This  will  draw  pain 
from  the  head,  and  remove  headache.  In  many 
other  slight  attacks  of  pain,  self-treatment  will 
effect  a cure,  aside  from  any  other  healing  art  or 
science,  exactly  through  the  natural  laws  of  life. 

For  the  last  thirty  or  forty  years,  many  men 
have  cured  themselves  of  dyspepsia,  by  beating 
their  stomach,  rubbing  their  sides  and  bowels, 
standing  erect  and  walking.  I had  a brother 
afflicted  with  this  disease  for  fifteen  years,  who 
cured  himself  by  this  mode  of  self-treatment. 

Persons  who  have  disease  of  the  bladder,  may 
remove  the  pain  by  laying  the  hand  on  the  seat 
of  pain.  The  electric  current  from  the  band 
creates  circulation  and  warmth,  wfflich  relieves 
the  pain. 

The  neglect  of  these  laws  of  self-preservation 
is  the  cause  of  most  diseases. 

It  is  deplorable  to  observe  how  ignorant  people 
generally  are  on  matters  of  importance ! For 


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example,  the  condition  and  requirements  of  their 
own  bodies,  also  the  kind  of  houses  in  which  they 
live.  All  are  too  much  interested  in  worldly 
matters  to  take  care  of  health,  without  which, 
life,  with  all  its  beautiful  surroundings,  is  but  a 
burthen. 

It  has  been  stated  that  an  uncorked  bottle  of 
water  standing  in  a room  over  night,  will  imbibe 
medicinal  properties.  Thus  we  know  that  an 
uncorked  bottle  of  water,  standing  over  night, 
will  change  it’s  properties  through  the  atmos- 
phere, by  absorption,  and  it  will  also  lose  by 
throwing  off,  as  I have  seen  impure  water  lose  its 
fetid  smell,  by  standing  in  a purer  atmosphere  ; 
therefore  water  may  prove  a remedy  for  many 
diseases,  by  swallowing  often  a small  portion, 
moistening  and  cooling  the  mouth,  throat  and 
bronchial  tubes  leading  to  the  lungs,  thereby 
assisting  the  lungs  in  their  action.  Water  is 
more  beneficial  taken  in  small  quantities  than  in 
large,  as  people  generally  drink  it. 

There  are  numerous  obstacles  in  the  way  to 
health,  arising  from  the  various  humbugs  in  the 
way  of  the  patent  nostrums  which  flood  the  com- 
munity, and  which  are  exhibited  in  nearly  all 
stores  throughout  the  country.  If  the  people 
would  only  let  them  remain  on  the  shelf,  then 
would  be  the  end  of  that  trouble ; but  alas ! we 
find  in  every  house  a supply  of  these  evils,  in 
some  closet,  or  on  the  toilet-table  of  the  young, 
as  well  as  the  more  mature.  There  stands  the 


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evil  in  some  shape  or  another,  like  a spectre, 
staring  its  deluded  victims  in  the  face,  with  a 
lable  of  death  on  each  bottle,  or  worse,  a life  of 
misery.  The  eyes  of  the  poor  dupes  are  blinded 
to  their  destroyer,  believing  in  the  virtues  it 
assumes. 

Patent  medicines  are  humbugs  ; they  have  car- 
ried thousands  down  into  the  abyss  of  woe,  and 
should  be  discarded. 

These  nostrums  are  used  more  from  a desire  to 
buy  and  to  try  all  which  the  eye  sees,  or  the  ear 
hears — a craving  wish  to  possess,  and  to  experi- 
ment on  the  finest  texture  oi  nature — for  the 
human  system  is  of  the  fine,  organic  elements 
of  nature. 

This  structure  being  so  arranged  that  all  parts 
work  in  perfect  harmony,  when  not  disorganized 
by  unnatural  conditions : people  humbug  them- 
selves when  they  only  need  exercise.  Too  much 
indolence  leads  to  ignorance,  disease,  and  (so- 
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THE  UNNATURAL  APPETITES. 

Man  is  made  up  of  the  food  he  swallows. 

“ That  which  enters  the  body  defiels  the  body.'’ 

If  we  eat  animal  food,  we  become  animals  ; but 
if  we  eat  natural  or  spiritual  food,  we  become  an- 
gelic, or  pure,  according  to  the  element  which  we 
use  for  the  nutrition  of  the  body. 

If  the  appetite  has  the  control,  the  brain  be- 
comes diseased,  and  labor  is  the  means  of  indul- 
gence instead  of  thrift.  Money  may  be  accumu- 
lated from  sheer  covetousness.  When  such  is  the 
case  human  sense  is  extinct,  and  heavenly  com- 
fort sacrificed  for  the  purpose  of  hoarding  money, 
which  is  worth  nothing  except  for  the  benefit  to 
be  derived  from  its  use,  either  to  the  possessor  or 
to  some  one  else. 

As  a nation,  we  must  admit  that  this  appetite — 
love  of  money — predominates  over  everything 
else.  Lust  of  the  eye,  and  lust  of  the  taste,  are 
the  controlling  influences  that  determine  the  con- 
dition of  the  mind  and  body  of  the  present  gene- 
ration. With  regard  to  food  for  the  body,  men 
generally  provide  and  women  cook  it ; without 
regard  to  health  or  comfort.  Principle  and  re- 
ligion, the  good  of  humanity,  present  and  future, 
are  submerged  in  feeding  this  appetite. 

With  regard  to  the  Eye — who  is  she,  who  stops 


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to  think,  is  it  right  for  me  to  get  this,  or  that 
article  of  dress?  No,  her  eye  hungers  for  extrav- 
agance in  dress,  and,  no  matter  at  what  cost,  this 
craving  must  be  gratified.  Apparel,  stuffs  the 
eye — food  gluts  the  stomach — of  course,  when 
gratified  to  excess — and  both  produce  indolence, 
which  is  followed  by  ill-health  ; then  there  is  a 
rush  for  medicine,  which  is  ever  ready  for  sale, 
until  to  dose  one’s  self  has  become  an  insanity,  a 
medicine  mania,  which  is  destroying  the  health 
of  this  nation,  physically  and  mentally.  These 
excesses  desecrate  the  human  temple,  disperse 
godliness,  create  decripit  youth  and  old  age  in 
the  morning  of  life. 

We  have  now  the  same  line  of  arguments,  and 
the  same  passions,  which  existed  when  chattel 
slavery  was  ‘‘an  institution”  in  this  country. 
But  we  have  a greater  slavery  existing  now, 
among  the  white  population,  which  will  lead  to 
greater  devastation,  rapine  and  murder,  than  has 
yet  been  found  on  the  face  of  the  earth,  namely, 
the  feeding  of  passions  and  appetites,  regardless 
of  the  teachings  of  nature,  reason  or  philosophy. 

Society  is  divided  into  three  classes  ; first,  the 
prophets,  who  receive  the  inspiration,  and  are 
termed  radicals  or  crazy,  who  proclaim  to  those 
who  enquire  their  condition,  that  they  are  bought 
and  sold  to  the  appetite  or  lust  of  the  flesh. 

Secondly,  a middle  class,  which  is  between  the 
radicals  and  conservatives*  This  class  had  at 


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first  a little  wisdom,  but  is  overcome  with  fear 
and  dies  ; the  little  wisdom  dies  with  it. 

The  third  class  are  the  conservatives — whose 
stomachs  are  their  gods ; and  whose  intellects  are 
enslaved  by  their  appetites,  and  who  reason  to 
prove,  that  what  they  wanty  and  will  have,  is 
agreeable  to  their  conscience. 

The  Israelites  in  Canaan  went  back ; (not  into 
Egypt)  but  into  a mixed  diet  of  flesh,  fruit  and 
vegetables.  But  the  most  holy  among  them — the 
Nazarenes — ate  no  flesh,  drank  no  wines,  and 
lived  natural  lives.  These  men  were,  what  all 
should  be  and  desire. 

When  the  Messiah  came,  he  taught  his  follow- 
ers to  eat  the  most  sacred  of  all  food,  unleavened 
bread  ; made  of  unbolted  flour. 

A conservative  man  or  woman  will  not  leave 
the  world  any  better  than  they  found  it ; neither 
will  he  or  she  help  to  improve  any  society  into 
which  he  or  she  may  enter. 

The  food  question  is  the  soul  and  body  ques- 
tion. A change  in  diet  is  a change  in  the  system, 
for  better  or  worse,  as  the  case  may  be.  The 
stomachs  of  young  people  to-day  have  destroyed 
their  physical  system  and  their  conscience. 

Habits  intensify  the  mind.  Animal  eaters  are 
intensified  to  that  degree,  that  they  think  their 
existence  depends  upon  their  eating  flesh  ; con- 
sequently they  will  not  consult  reason,  refine- 
ment, nor  nature  ; but  eat  it. 

It  is  true  we  do  not  find  people  living  in  obedi- 


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ence  to  moral  laws,  neither  do  they  in  any  degree 
obey  the  laws  of  health.  Mankind  are  not  by  na- 
ture disobedient  to  the  laws  of  right ; but  through 
the  unnatural  established  rules  of  custom.  All 
laws  pertaining  to  the  good  of  humanity  are  set 
aside. 

Man  is  fully  organized  by  nature  with  all  the 
requisitions  necessary  for  the  qualifications  of 
each  individual,  to  put  in  force  of  action  all  the 
requirements  of  nature,  both  moral  and  physical. 
Let  these  requirements  be  put  in  force,  and  we 
have  a Paradise.  There  would  be  no  disease,  no 
sickness,  no  gluttony,  drunkenness,  nor  licentious 
dissipation,  nor  craft-creed  falsity,  nor  dishonesty ; 
all  of  these  evils  proceed  from  a morbid  condition 
of  the  physical  body. 

Theologians  say  “ man  is  prone  to  evil  — that 
may  be  true  just  so  far  as  when  a man  will  use 
wrong  materials  to  build  a house,  he  will  make  a 
bad  job.  So  also  when  you  fill  the  blood  with 
bad  material,  it  destroys  the  moral  principle  of 
the  brain,  from  whence  proceeds  true  life  in  man. 
There  are  many  ways  of  doing  wrong,  but  only 
one  of  doing  right ; thus  evil  has  more  power 
than  right ; although  pursuing  one  of  the  many 
wrong  ways  destroys  the  power  of  following  the 
right,  and  thus=-bard  is  the  path  of  the  wrong- 
doer. 

It  is  well  established  that  the  charge  of  deprav- 
ity is  against  the  physical,  as  the  physical  acts 
upon  the  moraWthus  habits  produce  results — as 


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in  using  low  phrases  of  speech,  they  will  cling  to 
the  tongue  as  instinctively  and  tenaciously  as 
those  of  the  cultivated  and  polished.  By  associ- 
ation with  the  profane  the  habit  of  evil  speaking 
will  be  contracted,  in  spite  of  the  abhorrence  of 
the  vulgarity.  Yet  speaking  works  like  a ma- 
chine when  set  in  motion,  until  a new  way  is 
found,  and  we  notice  our  mistake  ; but  it  requires 
a special  effort  to  correct  our  bad  habits. 

Setting  aside  the  moral  objections  to  wine  as  a 
beverage,  facts  prove  that  its  effect  upon  the  sys- 
tem is  deleterious.  In  all  of  our  common  articles 
of  food  the  elements  of  nutrition  and  respiration 
are  so  nicely  balanced  in  their  proportions,  that 
for  the  diet  of  the  human  system,  there  is  no 
necessity  for  adding  or  diminishing  either  the  one 
or  the  other.  Therefore,  if  we  add  alcohol  to  the 
food  taken  into  the  stomach,  respiration  is  in- 
creased, also  animal  heat,  creating  excessive 
action.  No  part  of  the  alcohol  can  go  to  form 
the  tissues  of  the  body,  nor  to  resuscitate  or  sus- 
tain them,  as  it  is  destitute  of  nitrogen,  and  not  an 
element  of  nutrition.  It  can  serve  as  an  element 
of  respiration  to  burn  into  the  lungs,  and  add  to 
the  amount  of  animal  heat.  The  result  is,  that  as 
the  quantity  of  alcohol  is  increased,  an  unnatural 
exhilaration  is  produced,  leading  to  an  overtask- 
ing of  the  muscular  and  nervous  system,  and  to 
premature  decay  of  the  whole  body  with  the  vital 
forces. 

If  pure  alcohol  will  work  so  great  harm,  how 


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much  more  fatal  must  be  the  crisis  of  the  drunk- 
ard, when  deleterious  compounds  are  used,  as  is 
now  the  practice  ? 


ABSORPTION. 

There  are  many  physicians  who  are  very  emi- 
nent on  some  points,  and  perfectly  ignorant  on 
others.  I know  of  one  who  is  a great  anatomist 
and  an  able  lecturer.  In  his  discourse  to  the 
class,  he  avers  that  cures  cannot  be  made  by  ab- 
sorption. In  this  he  is  mistaken,  as  there  is 
abundant  proof,  which  I have  often  seen  verified, 
that  there  are  diseases  which  can  be  permanently 
cured  in  no  other  way  but  by  absorption.  Tu- 
mors from  the  largest  calibre  to  the  smallest;  can- 
cers in  their  first  stages ; in  fact,  nearly  all  diseases 
must  be  cured  by  absorption  and  respiration. 

SUN-STROKE. 

External  heat  is  the  cause  of  sun-stroke. 
Under  the  influence  of  excessive  external  heat, 
the  temperature  of  the  body  rises,  until  the  heat 
paralyzes  the  life  forces,  fever  ensues,  and  sudden 
unconsciousness.  The  obstruction  of  heat  is  the 
point  of  attack ; wait  for  no  doctor,  as  delay  is 
dangerous  ; but  strip  the  patient  to  the  waist  and 
pour  cold  water  over  the  neck  and  chest  until 
consciousness  begins  to  return,  or  until  the  in^ 
tense  heat  is  abated. 


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As  somelimes  unconsciousness  may  be  pro- 
duced by  other  causes  than  sun-stroke,  it  is  well 
to  be  certain  before  treatment  as  to  the  cause  of 
the  illness.  By  opening  the  shirt  and  laying  the 
hand  on  the  chest,  if  the  chest  be  hot^  then  it  is  a 
case  of  sun-stroke  ; if  cool,  it  is  not. 

A preventive  being  always  better  than  a cure, 
we  will  say  that  a little  caution  will  avoid  many 
diseases.  This  disease  can  be  prevented  by  lay- 
ing a few  green  leaves  in  the  hat,  or  a wet  hand- 
kerchief ; or,  to  put  a wet  handkerchief  on  the 
back  of  the  neck,  which  will  counteract  the 
action  of  the  heat. 

THE  ALANTHUS  TREE. 

This  tree  has  been  badly  treated  on  account  of 
the  little  disagreeable  odor,  arising  from  its  blos- 
soms, which  produce  no  evil  nor  deleterious 
effect.  I have  investigated  the  surroundings  of 
this  tree  for  the  last  twenty  years  and  have  found 
it  a preventive  of  numerous  diseases.  Where 
there  are  a number  of  the  alanthus  trees  growing, 
diseases  from  malaria  are  seldom,  if  ever,  known. 

There  has  been  a tree  discovered  in  Australia 
which  is  said  to  possess  healing  properties,  not  to 
use  as  medicine,  but  to  let  grow  in  the  vicinity 
of  dwellings,  on  the  same  principle  as  the  alan- 
thus. This  tree  is  called  Youcaliptus,  and  could 
be  transplanted  to  this  country. 

Think  not  that  death  enters  thy  doors.  Death 


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is  not  known  in  life.  ’Tis  nature’s  life  which 
dries  the  leaves,  that  from  the  beautiful  trees  they 
fall,  and  lay  in  heaps  upon  the  more  beautiful 
earth.  Those  leaves  are  not  dead,  their  life 
forces  enter  the  earth,  and  reproduce  nature’s 
grand  illustrations  of  developed  life. 

The  human  family  could  not  be  produced,  nor 
developed,  except  it  were  connected  with  these 
natural  and  divine  laws.  All  elements  of  life  are 
natural  in  their  sphere  except  man. 


THE  DOa  WILL  LICK  THE  HAND  THAT 
FEEDS  HIM. 

I received  the  impression  and  also  a communion 
that  the  life  forces  in  the  human  body  exist  now 
and  forever.  That  the  natural  and  physical  laws 
and  principles  continue  on  the  same  plane  as  they 
ever  have  in  procreating  from  time  to  time  and 
day  to  day,  improving,  enlarging,  perfecting,  act- 
ing, and  being  acted  upon,  by  one  great  Power, 
developing  and  unfolding  the  great  and  beautiful 
buds  and  blossoms  of  life. 

The  intellectual  forces,  although  more  perfected 
in  knowledge  and  wisdom,  are  not  always  cul- 
tivated so  as  to  bring  forth  the  fruits  of  righteous- 
ness and  love.  This  intellect  often  leads  to  dark 
deeds  of  crime  and  degradation,  which  otherwise 
directed,  elevate  man  to  a state  a little  lower  than 
the  angels. 


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Household  Treasure  ; or^ 


In  speaking  of  the  body,  the  spirit,  the  intel- 
lectual and  physical  forces,  the  changes  or  sepa- 
ration which  take  place,  and  the  principles  of 
development,  I will  endeavor  to  give  a synopsis 
of  the  whole  in  the  following  order : 

Imagine  a long,  inclined  plane,  running  down 
into  a tunnel.  Along  that  plane  you  may  see  the 
vital  forces  or  the  spirit-life  of  those  who  follow 
the  ways  of  evil,  and  delight  not  in  right  and 
truth,  and  cultivate  not  the  holy  laws  of  the 
Father,  nor  profit  by  the  natural  laws  of  our 
Mother  Earth — thus  on  the  descending  plane  those 
who  follow  evil  are  led — finding  no  end  and  no 
light,  for  where  the  light  of  God  shines  not,  is 
darkness  in  the  spirit  world.  Those  who  pass 
into  the  unknown  sphere  wander  about  not  know- 
ing whence  they  came,  nor  whether  they  are 
going;  seeking  help,  but  finding  none.  In  due 
time,  however,  an  angel  is  permitted  to  go  and 
offer  a friendly  hand  to  lead  them  out  of  the  laby- 
rinth in  which  they  have  been  wandering.  If 
they  will  accept  the  proffered  hand,  they  will  be 
taken  into  a higher  sphere,  where  they  will  be  in  • 
troduced  to  congenial  company,  in  which  there 
is  (we  may  say)  a school  where  the  rudiments  of 
that  sphere  can  be  learned,  and  if  the  individual 
spirit  so  initiated  improves  in  his  scholarship,  he 
will  be  taken  from  that  circle  to  a still  higher 
sphere.  Thus,  all  laws  carry  out  the  principles  of 
right  according  to  the  interior,  the  interior 
being  the  visible  force  For  it  is  written,  “in my 


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Father’s  house  there  are  many  mansions,”  and 
duties  will  be  given  to  perform,  in  which  will  be 
great  pleasure,  as  all  works  of  love  and  duty  ele- 
vate the  soul. 

So  in  physical  life  much  more  happiness  is 
found  in  following  truth  and  nature  than  in  per- 
verting the  laws  of  Divinity  at  the  dictates  of 
evil.  Natural  and  Divine  laws  are  blended  to- 
gether in  every  individual  according  to  the 
condition  of  each  one,  and  we  are  shown  by  the 
order  of  things  that  we  must  individually  stand, 
act  by  and  for  ourselves,  for  as  we  are  called  to 
pass  out  of  the  body,  we  must  go  alone,  and  as  we 
are  accounted  so  we  are  adjudged. 

The  condition  of  the  spiritual  body  depends 
greatly  on  the  state  of  the  physical,  as  when  the 
body  is  diseased,  the  vital  force  which  acts  and  is 
acted  upon,  is  always  more  or  less  relaxed  and 
depressed.  Thus  the  effect  of  an  impure  system 
clings  for  a time  to  the  new  organized  body,  ac- 
cording to  the  condition  of  the  earthly  body 
previous  to  the  separation  ; therefore,  the  friendly 
relations  of  scientific  influences  must  be  brought 
to  bear  in  order  to  cleanse  and  remove  the  emana- 
tion which  clings  to  the  element  of  life  in  its  new 
sphere  of  existence. 


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MAN’S  ORIGIN  AND  CONDITION. 

Man  was  created  in  and  of  the  earth,  and,  ac- 
cording to  all  natural  law  and  knowledge,  germed 
and  developed  similar  to  all  other  created  animals 
and  vegetables,  all  of  which  are  of  the  elements 
which  compose  the  earth,  and  all  partake  of  the 
divine  refining  influences  with  which  nature 
endows  her  works. 

Through  cultivation  man  may  be  improved,  re- 
fined, and  ennobled.  All  that  is  good,  holy  and 
lovely,  is  developed  by  following  truth  with  fidelity 
and  perseverance. 

The  finer  fibres  of  the  brain  lie  in  the  front  part 
of  the  head,  and  the  coarser  in  the  back,  and 
whatever  part  of  the  brain  is  the  most  cultivated, 
becomes  the  more  fully  developed,  and  over- 
balances the  rest ; hence  the  importance  of  cher- 
ishing the  good. 

All  are  susceptible  to  whatever  influences  they 
may  be  surrounded.  The  most  part  of  the  human 
family  are  trained  and  kept  under  the  influence  of 
their  instructors  continually  from  their  birth  ; so 
that  few  think  for  themselves,  or  form  any  opinions 
other  than  those  which  they  may  have  been 
taught;  consequently  they  live  a life  which  is  no 
life  in  the  true  sense  of  the  word — mere  echoes  of 
their  predecessors. 


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There  are  historical  records  of  exhibitions  of 
great  fortitude  in  suffering  for  a cause  which  the 
martyrs  believed  to  be  right;  and  we  have  the 
same  faith  taught  to-day.  Time  has  not  yet  per- 
fected life  beyond  that  point.  The  mass  of 
human  beings  have  never  exercised  their  own  in- 
dividual faculties,  they  believe  what  has  been  so 
indelibly  stamped  on  their  organs,  that  it  is  a fixed 
law  with  them,  their  faith  is  founded  on  what  they 
have  been  taught,  heard  or  read,  and  not  upon  the 
intuitions  of  the  soul ; thus  they  are  in  a state  of 
darkness,  through  which  they  cannot  see.  Such 
persons  are  conscientious  in  what  they  believe, 
but  are  not  inexcusable  as  they  close  their  organs 
of  intellectual  inspiration,  instead  of  following  the 
demands  and  commands  of  our  common  Father 
to  seek  knowledge  and  wisdom, 

A man  may  suffer  wrong  for  what  he  thinks  is 
right,  and  still  himself  be  in  the  wrong,  yet  he  is 
accountable  for  being  in  the  wrong,  as  wisdom  is 
free  for  all;  but  it  must  be  sought  after  with 
energy  and  perseverance — without  wisdom  none 
can  see  the  light — truth  is  light.  How  can  it  be 
possible  for  any  one  to  suffer  for  righteousness 
sake,  when  he  is  suffering  for  a creed  of  man’s 
device  and  nothing  more  nor  nothing  less,  for  we 
know  the  true  gospel  of  our  Father  can  bring  no 
condemnation,  for  it  is  not  to  cry  out  I am  a 
Christian  and  you  are  a heathen ; ” but  it  is 
‘‘thou  art  my  brother.” 

The  act  of  suffering  for  a belief  in  a creed  is 


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not  an  act  of  faith  ; but  one  of  fear  instigated  by 
the  preacher,  from  whence  cometh  selfishness. 
An  emanation  of  good  can  not  produce  suffering. 
Men  may  suffer  (so-called)  death  at  the  stake 
through  fear  of  not  manifesting  a full  belief  in  a 
creed  formed  by  men  only,  which  has  not  an  iota 
of  the  divine  spirit  connected  with  it.  Thus  a 
man  may  be  hoodwinked  into  future  eternity  on 
the  altar  of  deception,  not  feeling  himself  com- 
petent to  understand  the  simple  laws  of  nature 
and  divinity.  Do  we  not  see  the  birds  of  the  air, 
the  beasts  of  the  field  and  the  fish  of  the  sea,  the 
forest  and  flowers  blooming  everywhere,  all  obey- 
ing the  voice  of  nature,  carrying  out  her  laws  in 
perfect  harmony  ? 

The  so-called  prominent  race,  “ the  children  of 
Israel,”  through  some  cause  unknown  to  history, 
and  through  which  as  they  deemed  favors,  which 
was  however  only  another  name  for  success  in 
their  nefarious  deeds,  which  they  committed  on 
harmonious  people,  who  gave  them  no  cause. 
They  were  permitted  to  live  their  lives  of  devas- 
tation, rapine  and  njurder  from  time  to  time,  be- 
lieving those  favors  especially  sent  to  them  as  a 
“ chosen  people  of  the  Lord,”  being  deluded  by 
magicians,  sears  and  socerers,  who  dared  not 
utter  ^rue  inspiration,  but  spoke  as  they  would 
have  them.  They  made  laws  according  to  their 
own  avariciousness,  and  conceived  tlie  idea  that 
they  were  a favored  people,  and  must  rule  other 
nations  or  tribes.  Thus  they  consulted  oracles, 


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studied  sorcery,  and  many  other  means  to  gain 
favor  with  the  Lord,  and  carry  out  their  selfish 
and  evil  designs,  to  elevate  themselves  and  op- 
press their  neighbors,  the  so-called  heathens,  who 
were  the  only  holy  people,  and  are  still  so  to  this 
day.  Yet  though  the  Jews  were  deeply  debased, 
and  drew  retribution  upon  themselves,  they  still 
persisted  in  their  unlawful  deeds.  From  this  sect 
of  marauders  and  perpetrators  of  crime  and  false 
doctrine,  the  world  has  sver  been  in  collision,  and 
continues  to  be  so  to  the  grief  of  nations. 

History  speaks  of  no  inharmony  among  the 
other  nations  on  the  earth  ; but  now  the  vvorl  i is 
full  of  lalse  and  predominant  bearings,  sowing  dis- 
cord from  house  to  house , for  example,  all  the 
evils  instigated  among  the  most  brutal  tribes  that 
ever  inhabited  the  earth.  For  instance.  Kins; 
David,  at  one  time  made  war  with  that  quiet  peo- 
ple, the  Amalikes.  He  devastated  their  country, 
robbed  them  of  all  they  possessed,  gold,  silver, 
precious  stones,  sheep  and  cattle,  as  well  as  their 
wives  and  children.  Poor  Ahaz  was  so  heart- 
broken that  he  exclaimed  “ the  bitterness  of  death 
is  past,”  and  what  did  David,  that  man  who  is 
held  up  as  an  example  by  the  Church  ? He 
ordered  Ahaz  to  be  brought  before  him,  and  when 
he  came  in  oppressed  humility,  David  took  an 
axe  and  hewed  him  in  pieces.  What  would 
such  a man  be  considered  even  in  our  day  of 
transgressions  ? 

Through  this  disease  of  the  mind,  human  blood 


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has  flooded  the  streets,  and  millions  of  hearts  de- 
solated. This  same  creed  has  carried  discord  and 
evil  in  every  track,  even  among  our  own  natural 
inhabitants  of  this  continent.  Creed  fled  from 
the  inharmony  of  the  old  world,  and  brought 
wrangling  to  our  shores,  and  is  still  carrying  on 
its  warfare  in  the  Western  wilds.  It  is  sectarian- 
ism which  sets  up  the  white  man  to  think  himself 
better  than  his  red  brother , and  his  red  brother 
might  now  be  as  white  as  himself,  were  it  not 
that  the  elements  deepened  and  darkened  his 
blood  and  skin. 

The  red  man  believes,  loves,  and  adheres  to  the 
teachings  of  the  Great  Spirit ; but  the  white  man 
comes  and  opens  to  them  crimes  which  they 
never  knew  before.  Among  the  red  men  of  the 
wood  the  white  men  introduced  ‘ fire  water,'  and, 
as  a natural  result,  evils  of  every  description. 
All  this  is  the  fruit  of  Creed  Christians.  The  so- 
called  heathen  is  a Spiritual  Christian,  believing 
within  the  interior,  and  waiting  for  fuller  inspira- 
tion. The  intellectual  organs  bearing  upon  the 
forces  of  the  soul  must  be  free  in  order  to  under- 
stand spiritual  truth. 

The  cleansing  properties  of  the  so-called  Holy 
Ghost  cannot  harrow  out  ot  the  interior  the  heaps 
of  rubbish  which  have  gathered  there.  Thus," 
saith  the  Spirit,  ‘‘  cleanse  thyself,  and  make  clean 
thine  inside,  and  I will  come  with  wisdom  and 
dwell  there,  and  be  unto  you  a teacher." 

Sectarianism,  and  the  teachings  of  the  past,  wfll 


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not  do  for  to-day.  Time  slowly  and  silently  de- 
velopes  truth,  otherwise  fear  would  build  a 
barrier  too  strong  to  overcome.  All  (so-called) 
martyrs  have  never  suffered  for  the  truth,  but 
through  fear  and  cowardice  for  a creed.  There 
never  have  been  martyrs  for  Divine  truth  as  there 
can  be  no  condemnation  for  Divine  love ; where 
there  is  condemnation,  there  must  be  contention, 
and  where  strife  exists,  holiness  is  not.  In  the 
purity  of  the  soul  is  the  perfection  of  simple  love, 
and  truth,  where  each  regards  his  fellow  creature 
as  his  brother.  In  this  there  is  no  condemnation, 
therefore,  for  truth  martyrdom  has  suffered  in 
vain. 

Socrates  drank  the  poison  for  giving  forth 
Divine  wisdom.  He  in  the  form  of  man  was  a 
divinity,  his  words  were  truth,  and  formed  no  part 
of  a sect.  Nature’s  great  laws  were  developed 
through  this  great  philosopher.  We  are  struck 
with  his  clear  perception  of  a Supreme  Being.  In 
speaking,  he  always  says  : a God,”  and  his  idea 

of  a good  man  is  one  who  is  in  unison  with  God. 
As  a specimen  of  his  manner  and  life,  the  follow- 
ing words  were  written  by  a (so  called)  heathen: 
Dare  to  look  up  to  God,  and  say,  make  use 
of  me  for  the  future  as  Thou  wilt.  I am  of  the 
same  mind  as  Thou.  I am  one  with  Thee.  I re- 
fuse nothing  which  seems  good  to  Thee.  Lead 
me  whither  Thou  wilt.  Clothe  me  in  whatever 
dress  Thou  wilt.  It  is  Thy  will  that  I should  be 
in  public  or  private  condition ; that  I should  be 


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poor  or  rich.  Under  all  of  these  circumstances 
I will  testif3^  unto  Thee  before  men.  I will  ex- 
plain the  nature  of  every  dispensation.” 

‘‘  No  man  is  lost,”  says  Epictates,  until  his 
virtue  is  lost ; Archilles  was  not  untrue  until  he 
gave  himself  up  to  rage.  Expel  grief,  fear,  male- 
volence, avarice,  effeminacy  and  intemperance  ; 
but  these  can  only  be  expelled  oy  looking  to  God 
alone,  and  being  conservative  to  his  inspirations.” 
Fear  worketh  many  evils,  and  the  greatest  of 
all  is  our  fear  of  each  other.  Those  who  under- 
stand the  truth,  fear  to  promulgate  it  on  account 
of  coming  in  contact  with  unbelievers.  They  fear 
being  accounted  wise  in  true  wisdom,  which  is 
not  popular ; fear  to  take  a stand  on  the  side  of 
right  and  principle  : in  the  laws  of  health  and  life  ; 
fear  to  take  the  true  Father  of  us  all  as  a teacher. 

I often  have  seen  people  cover  their  faces  when 
the  subject  of  reform  of  poisonous  or  evil  habits 
is  mentioned,  through  fear  of  being  thought  too 
exacting,  or  of  displeasing  those  whose  approba- 
tion they  desire.  Another  fear  is  that  of  losing 
the  applause  of  the  mass  of  idolaters,  who  fill  this 
land ; apprehension  also  of  not  getting  their 
pockets  heavily  ladened  with  the  root  of  evil.” 
All  these  things  rush  on  the  brain  of  many,  from 
whom  we  might  otherwise  find  on  a higher  stand. 
Those  who  we  know  are  standing  in  the  light,  and 
are  trying  to  keep  it  covered  have  their  talents 
“under a bushel.”  Such  individuals  are  martyrs 
to  false  fear.  Those  who  stand  in  this  condition^ 


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if  they  were  called  upon  to  render  an  account  of 
their  lives,  what  would  be  their  excuse  ? They 
would  place  their  hand  upon  their  pockets  and 
say,  “ I can  pay  my  way  over.”  To  them  I would 
exclaim,  “ What  have  you  been  scattering  for  the 
benefit  of  the  children  of  men?  Chaff  before  the 
wind  ? Gather  up  your  chaff  and  feed  upon  it,  for 
thou  hast  fed  upon  the  souls  of  thy  brethren ! ” 

Despise  not  the  day  in  which  thy  work  can  abound. 

For  the  chaff  is  thick,  floating  all  around  — 

Sipping  the  dewdrops  from  heavenly  light  — 

Dimming  the  sun’s  rays,  pure  and  bright, 


MUSIO  AS  A HEALER  AND  PROMOTER  OP 
HEALTH. 

In  ancient  history  we  find,  in  various  instances, 
that  music  has  been  an  antidote  to  diseases  of  the 
body  and  also  of  the  mind. 

David,  although  a very  wicked  man,  usually 
carried  his  harp  with  him,  which  he  used  as  a 
solace  to  his  evil  propensities,  in  order  to  raise  his 
soul  at  times  out  of  the  depths  of  its  guilt,  alter 
the  many  scenes  of  rapine,  murder  and  licentious- 
ness, in  which  he  had  been  frequently  engaged. 

We  read  that  Saul  was  afflicted  with  an  evil 
spirit  from  God,  which  is  an  unnatural  assertion 
on  holiness  and  goodness,  for  nothing  evil  can 
proceed  from  purity — but  “Saul  was  afflicted 
with  an  evil  spirit,  and  David  took  a harp  and 


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played  with  his  hand,  and  Saul  was  refreshed  and 
was  well,  and  the  evil  spirit  departed  from  him.*’ 
ist  Samuel,  i6th  and  23rd  v. 

Thus  we  may  trace  from  time  to  time,  from 
o nation  to  nation,  for  thousands  of  years,  the  beau- 
tiful effect  of  music  upon  the  human  system  as  an 
antidote  to  disease. 

Music  is  still  understood  by  the  greater  mass  of 
the  human  race  merely  as  an  amusement,  like 
many  other  things  which  have  proved  of  use  and 
benefit. 

In  all  German  countries,  where  music  is  most 
appreciated — not  as  an  element  essential  to  health 
of  the  physical,  nor  as  a vitalizer  to  the  intellec- 
tual organs— but  as  a recreation.  The  people 
have  to  learn  its  healing  properties  again,  after 
having  lost  them  with  many  other  facts  and 
forces. 

Music  has  superior  properties,  essential  to  edu- 
cation, health  and  happiness — ranking  with 
poetry,  prose  and  art,  and  is  elevating  to  humanity; 
but  it  is  to  music  as  a healer  to  which  I will 
draw  your  attention,  and  urge  the  necessity  of  in- 
vestigation. 

Music  is  a balm  so  sweet, 

It  lays  your  sorrows  at  your  feet, 

And  in  that  electric  strain 
Wafts  the  soul  far  o’er  the  plain. 

From  Heaven  is  music  surely  sent, 

To  free  the  heart  from  discontent, 

And  in  the  glittering  saphire. 

Thus  emanates  a pure  desire. 


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Music,  medicinally  considered,  should  be 
classed  among  the  sedative  stimulants,  for  its 
action  proves  a natural  vitalizer,  bringing  into 
action  the  dormant  energies  which  have  been 
prostrated  from  different  causes  over  action  in 
excess  of  business,  perhaps,  or  sorrow  or  disease. 

We  find  its  early  sedative  properties  in  the 
soothing  effect  of  music  in  the  nursery,  where  the 
nervousness  of  the  infant  is  wmfted  away  on  the 
melody  of  the  voice,  and  a calm  quiet  sleep  fol- 
lows the  passing  storm. 

The  heart  bereft  of  the  dear  and  loving  ones, 
finds  no  solace  in  w- ords,  but  will  yield  to  the 
vibrations  of  the  first  tones  of  the  simplest  in- 
strument, awakening  within  the  soul  a heavenly 
flame,  quivering  through  every  nerve,  and  im- 
parting strength  to  the  body. 

The  best  medicinal  effect  of  music  is  upon 
nervous  diseases.  They  are  various  in  their  de- 
velopment, according  to  the  disposition  and  con- 
dition of  the  patient.  There  are  many  kinds  of 
nervous  diseases,  the  treatment  of  which  is  not 
yet  understood.  Opiates  are  often  used,  which 
serve  only  to  increase  the  malady.  The  happy 
and  soothing  effect  of  music  not  only  calms  ner- 
vousness, but  refreshes  the  spirit.  Observe  when 
even  a band  of  street  musicians  blaze  away  their 
crude  sounds,  how  children,  youths,  and  the  aged 
are  attracted  to  the  spot,  and  the  wayward, 
ragged  and  forlorn  pause  to  listen,  forgetting  for  a 
moment  their  misery,  and  smiling  in  sympathy  as 


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the  little  ones  dance  to  the  time  of  the  music  on 
the  streets. 

I think  there  would  never  be  a bed-ridden 
patient  if  music  were  used  as  a healer;  they 
would  become  so  much  absorbed  in  the  vitalizing- 
influence  that  the  force  of  action  would  predom- 
inate over  the  physical  and  mental  disease. 

If  boys  and  men  were  taught  the  beauty  and 
pleasure  of  music  more  abundantly  than  they 
are — that  they  should  use  the  organs  of  their 
mouth  for  health  and  harmony,  no  one  would  then 
degrade  nature  by  making  a smoke-house  and 
slop  jar  of  his  head. 

We  find  in  all  diseases  more  or  less  nervousness, 
but  the  nervous  action  on  the  various  organs 
when  overstrained,  sometimes  create  disease ; 
the  mind  centres  upon  the  most  sensitive  organ, 
and  becomes  morbid  and  w^eak.  1 doubt  if  there 
has  ever  been  a case  of  insajiity  or  suicide  by  a 
musician ; in  fact  the  musician  rushes  to  his  art  at 
all  times  as  a solace  for  his  body  and  mind. 

The  beneficial  effect  of  music  on  the  human 
system  is  untold,  and  many  diseases  may  be  cured 
through  the  agency  of  music,  properly  ad- 
ministered, as  we  know  whatever  soothes  and 
quiets  will  also  heal.  Thus  in  harmony  of  the  or- 
ganic structure,  nature  commences  her  work,  and 
through  the  natural  force  of  organic  action  the 
disease  is  removed.  It  is  not  possible  to  cure 
disease  except  by  the  action  of  nature. 


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Pains  in  different  parts  of  the  body  may  be 
deadened  by  opiates,  but  not  cured. 

A musician  who  sings  is  never  sick  except  it  be 
from  excesses  in  some  form,  as  the  expansion  of 
the  lungs  from  singing  creates  a natural  circula- 
tion of  air  through  them,  and  thereby  strengthens 
and  invigorates  the  whole  system 

The  emigrants  from  foreign  shores  who  seek  a 
home  in  our  land  ol  freedom  still  yearn  for  the 
homes  of  their  youth,  and  many  would  faint  by 
the  way,  did  they  not  hear  the  popular  airs  of 
their  native  country  wafted  on  the  breeze  as  they 
traverse  the  streets  ; but  when  the  vibrating  tones 
of  “ Erin  Go  Bragh/’  “ Bonnie  Doon,”  Mein 
Father  Land,”  burst  upon  their  ears,  their  ener- 
gies revive,  hope  beats  in  their  hearts,  and  joy 
glitters  in  their  eyes,  thus  encouraging  them  in 
their  new  enterprises. 

If  we  do  not  understand  the  beauties  of  life,  we 
do  not  live — we  simply  breathe,  eat,  drink,  and 
sleep,  without  comprehending  the  unfathomable 
blessings  which  surround  us. 

There  are  more  physical  diseases  caused 
through  the  mind  than  by  any  other  way.  The 
depression  of  the  mind  often  prevents  medicine 
from  producing  the  desired  effect,  in  fact,  renders 
it  powerless, — yet  by  the  stimulating  effect  of 
music,  the  heart  more  lightly  bounds,  and  the 
blood  more  rapidly  flows  through  the  veins. 

The  element  of  music  Gotschalk  calls  “apsy- 
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in  its  effect  on  mental  diseases.  It  is  a potential 
remedy  for  the  insane. 

The  great  Schiller  says  in  one  of  his  beautiful 
poems : 

“ With  dulcet  notes  fair  music  lifts  her  voice. 

And  by  enchantment,  from  the  human  heart, 

She  bears  away  its  pangs — 

And  unto  man,  with  heavenly  sounds, 

His  sorrows  melt,  and  in  his  wounds  with  life  divine. 
She  sheds  a pure  and  holy  balm.” 

If  we  go  into  a tenement  house,  where  poverty 
reigns  supreme,  our  way  will  no  doubt  be  ob- 
structed by  groups  of  children  gathered  in  nooks 
or  corners  : but  they,,  taught  by  nature,  will  join 
in  the  melodies  of  the  day,  and  their  fresh,  sweet, 
young  tones,  will  spring  up  like  violets  under  a 
hedge  of  thorns. 

As  we  have  now  in  our  public  schools  music- 
teachcrs,  there  is  a great  field  of  usefulness  open 
to  them  for  doing  a good  work ; but  is  there  a 
man  or  woman  to  be  found  competent  to  select 
the  right  kind  of  music  for  the  youthful  mind  ? 
That  which  is  neither  puritanical,  hypocritical, 
nor  too  fanciful?  Let  the  selections  be  those 
which  will  mould  the  true  law  of  right  in  the 
young  brain ; as  music  makes  a more  lasting  and 
powerful  impression  than  any  other  study.  Re- 
citations come  and  go,  but  music  blends  within 
the  soul  a hallowed  flame,  which  time  and  place 
cannot  erase. 


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In  some  cases  horses  which  have  been  worked 
and  jaded  to  the  last  extremity  of  their  strength, 
so  that  neither  coaxing  nor  the  whip  can  urge 
them  forward,  if  a musical  instrument  be  played 
behind  them,  they  will  start  off  with  renewed  life 
and  energy  from  the  vitalizing  influence  of  the 
music. 

Another  illustration  of  the  power  of  music  is 
in  the  following  incident.  A musician  was  travel- 
ing at  night  in  an  unsettled  part  of  Russia,  where 
wolves  were  mere  plenty  tiian  food.  The  wolves 
came  in  a herd  gathering  around  the  man,  who 
expected  momentarily  to  be  torn  asunder  by  the 
ravenous  animals.  He  suddenly  thought  of  his 
violin,  and  began  to  play:  the  wolves  stopped  and 
then  went  away.  The  soothing  effect  of  the  music 
on  the  wolves  was  the  means  of  saving  his  life. 
Thus  harmony  may  prevail  where  no  love 
abounds. 

Oh,  Harmon}^!  In  thee  we  find 
God’s  gift  to  man  c>f  human  kind  ; 

How  thrills  the  soul  at  thy  command  ? , 

Thy  liquid  streams  from  tongues  demand 
Parental  reverence  in  the  air. 

Float  through  the  child  a heaven  prepare. 

And  with  benignant  voice 

Breath  thy  rich  blessings  o’er  the  earth. 

The  love  of  the  beautiful  is  developed  as 
science  progresses.  Poetry,  music,  painting  in 
art — songs  of  birds,  the  hues  of  the  flowers  and 
melody  of  the  brooks  in  nature,  all  combine  to 


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render  our  thoughts  sublime,  enlarge  our  ideality, 
and  render  the  life  of  the  earnest  student  of 
nature  and  art  more  and  more  perfect. 

Music  is  an  essence  of  the  spirit,  and  evidence 
of  the  presence  of  the  Divinity  within  us.  St. 
Paul  says,  “ there  is  a terrestrial  and  a celestial 
body,''  and  we  find  it  true.  Two  elements  arc 
constantly  at  work  in  the  human  frame,  through 
the  duality  of  our  being,  the  material  and 
spiritual. 

VVlien  dissolution  takes  place,  destroying  the 
body  and  bringing  forth  what  is  termed  death — a 
separation  of  the  spirit  from  the  flesh — then  the 
component  parts  of  the  material  resolve  them- 
selves into  their  original  elements.  The  oxygen, 
hydrogen,  nytrogen  and  magnetism  sever,  and  the 
body  returns  to  dust — physical  life  has  ceased — 
silence  unbroken  pervades  the  habitation  of  the 
liberated  spirit. 

How  dark  and  fearful  is  death  to  those  who 
know  not  the  glorious  and  beautiful  gospel  of 
future  life,  when  the  magnetic  force  gathers  the 
emanations  of  the  celestial  body,  each  in  its 
proper  place,  thus  forming  the  new  spiritual  body, 
which  cannot  be  called  celestial  until  perfected 
in  holiness.  The  spiritual  body  comprises  the 
same  principles  and  desires  as  when  in  the  phy- 
sical body,  in  a greater  or  lesser  degree. 

What  elevates  the  soul  at  the  sound  of  music  ? 
Is  it  not  the  charm  of  the  celestial  emanation 
vibrating  from  a higher  power?  and  to  live  in  a 


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heavenly  sphere  here  in  this  life,  we  must  be  in 
harmony,  love  and  charity  with  our  fellow 
creature,  and  attune  our  lives  to  that  peace 
which  pass  all  understanding,’'  thus  perfecting 
ourselves  for  the  home  where  there  is  neither 
sickness,  nor  sorrow,  nor  gnashing  of  teeth.” 

It  is  sadly  believed  that  the  human  race  must 
stamp  their  etern^J  salvation  on  faiths  and  so 
stand  perfectly  still  in  all  matters  pertaining  to 
tne  mysteries  of  God  and  the  future ; while  it  is 
esteemed  right  to  study  and  improve  in  all  things 
else.  This  absurd  idea  is  crowded  through  every 
creed  in  the  religious  world. 

All  progress  in  science,  literature,  mechanism 
art  or  laws,  natural  and  supernatural,  point  to 
greater  disclosures  and  facts,  in  regard  to  future 
perfection,  in  a more  harmonious  sphere  of  ex- 
istence, verging  on  spiritual  science. 

Our  navigators  have  sought  knowledge  in 
every  clime ; they  have  scaled  the  highest 
mountains,  and  entered  the  caves  of  earth.  Our 
astronomers  have  measured  the  planets — bringing 
even  the  sun  more  within  our  understanding. 
The  photographer  makes  the  sun  a party  in  pro- 
ducing upon  the  mystic  glass  the  wonderful 
negative  of  a positive”  fact — in  truth,  we  seem 
through  the  various  discoveries  of  science  to  be 
entering  a supernatural  realm,  especially  as  illus- 
trated in  the  spirit  photograph.”  The  light 
brings  out  the  shadow,  and  produces  the  face  of  a 


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departed  friend  upon  the  surface  of  the  insensate 
plate  in  an  unexplainable  way. 

We  find,  also,  that  human  being’s  have  ever 
been  blessed  with  great  inspirational  powers, 
which  convey  to  us  the  elements  of  truth  from 
the  higher  degrees  of  life,  elevating  to  the  soul, 
and  gives  life  and  animation  from  the  celestial 
world,  sending  a healing  balm  to  the  terrestrial. 

To  sing  naturally  assists  in  throwing  off  the 
impurities  of  the  body.  It  also  inflates  the  lungs 
with  air,  causing  a healthy  circulation  of  the 
blood  indispensable  to  health.  Many  people  sink 
with  lung  disease  on  account  of  not  having  used 
their  voice  scarcely  above  a whisper.  Children 
who  are  not  allowed  to  run,  halloo,  and  make  a 
great  deal  of  vocal  and  physical  noise,  are  never 
healthy,  and  seldom  live  to  be  men  and  women. 

Singing  in  families  should  be  encouraged  and 
practiced.  Begin  when  the  children  are  young, 
it  creates  harmonious  temperaments,  and  de- 
velopes  refinement. 

How  sweet  to  the  infant  the  lulaby  reposing  in 
its  mother's  arms  ! Sing  the  songs  your  mother 
loved,  teach  them  to  your  children — teach  them 
also  songs  devotional  and  funny — your  labor  will 
be  well  repaid — for  it  will  bring  joy  to  your 
heart,  and  a happy  home  for  your  loved  ones. 

Many  times  in  the  routine  of  business  and  the 
perplexities  of  life,  the  thoughts  turn  back  to  the 
songs  of  youth,  the  memory  of  which  invigorates 
the  mind,  preventing  it  from  becoming  morbid. 


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The  honest  man  goes  home  from  his  work  sing- 
ing, with  the  bloom  of  health  upon  his  cheek. 

The  speculator,  broker  and  banker,  return  home 
from  their  daily  excitement  with  faces  rigid  and 
haggard  in  expression. 

Moody  silence  weighs  upon  the  spirit  and 
leads  to  disease. 

May  children  learn  to  sing, 

It  life  and  health  will  bring, 

Void  of  ills  which  cling 
To  those  who  do  not  sing. 


PALMISTEY. 

Palmistry  has  always  been  considered  a Gypsy 
fortune-telling  scheme,  used  as  an  imposition  upon 
the  credulity  and  superstition  of  the  ignorant,  but 
it  should  be  ranked  with  phrenology,  as  a reader 
of  life,  health,  disposition  and  character.  No  one 
need  regard  this  knowledge  as  insignificant,  for 
knowledge  is  wisdom. 

It  is  generally  understood  that  there  are  seven 
planets  or  wandering  stars,  which  have  great  in- 
fluence over  all  sublimary  bodies,  so  also  have 
tliey  their  material  position  in  the  hands  of  all 
human  beings. 

These  planets  are  Saturn,  Jupiter,  Mars,  Sol, 
Venus,  Mercury  and  Luna. 

There  are  also  seven  lines  or  parts  of  the  hand 
which  arc  the  principal  parts  in  palmistry.  First, 


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the  table  line ; second,  the  middle  natural  line  ; 
third,  the  line  of  the  heart;  fourth,  the  line  of  the 
liver  or  stomach  ; fifth,  the  sister  line  or  line  of  life  ; 
sixth,  the  percussion  of  the  hand  ; seventh,  the 
wrist.  The  hand  itself  is  divided  by  anatomists 
into  three  parts : the  wrist,  the  body  of  the  hand, 
and  the  fingers.  The  fingers  are  called  the  polex 
(the  thumb) ; the  index  (ist  finger) ; the  medium 
(middle  finger) ; the  annalasis,  (the  ring  finger) ; 
the  ansiculasis  (or  little  finger.)  The  Romans,  it 
is  said,  so  named  this  finger,  it  being  generally 
used  for  picking  the  ear. 

At  the  roots  of  the  fingers  there  are  risings, 
which  are  called  mounts.  These  are  attributed 
to  the  five  planets.  That  at  the  root  of  the  thumb 
to  Venus,  at  the  index  to  Jupiter,  the  middle  to 
Saturn,  the  ring  to  the  Sun,  and  the  little  finger 
to  Mercury. 

Every  mount  signifies  something  special  as  that 
of  Venus,  love  : ot  Mars,  military  achievment ; of 
Jupiter,  honor;  of  Saturn,  misfortune;  of  Mer- 
cury, arts  and  sciences  ; of  Luna  or  the  moon, 
affliction  or  disease  ; of  the  Sun,  riches. 

The  principal  lines  of  the  hands  are  four  in 
number,  and  are  the  main  appellations  for  the 
grounds  of  prediction  or  foreknowledge. 

The  table-lines  are  so  called  from  their  running 
straight  through  the  palm  of  the  hand,  they  are 
called  lines  of  fortune  as  having  the  general  sig- 
nification of  good  or  evil. 

The  one  direct  line  running  from  the  wrist  to 


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fore  finger,  is  called  the  line  of  Mars,  denoting 
evil,  envy  and  treachery.  In  the  lines  of  the 
hand,  live  in  particular  must  be  noted — tlieir 
length,  breadth,  depth  and  course,  whether 
crooked  or  straight  ; also  their  color,  shape  and 
complexion,  and  their  position  in  relation  to  other 
lines,  touching  or  cutting  them. 

This  is  merely  an  outline  of  palmistry.  More 
minute  details  would  be  necessary  in  order  to 
fully  understand  this  interesting  science.  We 
desire  only  to  impress  upon  the  reader  the  truth 
that  all  the  organs  of  the  body  are  useful,  intel- 
lectual, and  should  be  studied.  Is  not  this  ever- 
present mirror  of  the  mind  a serviceable  coun- 
seller, to  teach  us  how  we  may  know  ourselves? 
Through  palmistry  and  phrenology  the  mind  re- 
flects itself. 

Those  who  wish  to  consult  palmistry  should 
look  into  the  left  hand — there  being  the  better 
foundation  for  predictions. 

All  the  veins  of  the  hand  and  arm  lead  to  the 
heart,  which  is  the  great  centre  of  life,  and  seat 
of  all  the  desires,  affections  and  passions. 

The  right  hand  is  the  one  to  examine  for  the 
number  of  years,  and  diseases  to  be  passed. 

The  hand  is  the  instrument  of  the  will,  brain, 
and  mind  ; and  however  the  arm  and  hand  may 
be  used,  the  muscles  thus  employed  will  become 
enlarged  and  will  portray  the  occupation  of  the 
individual  to  whom  it  belongs. 

The  occupation  stamps  the  man  indelibly.  The 


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soldier,  sailor  and  tailor  may  be  known  by  his 
„ walk.  The  hand  of  the  blacksmith  can  be  easily 
distinguished  from  that  of  the  lawyer,  and  so  on. 

The  whole  hand  is  according  to  the  bulk  of  the 
body.  A shoemaker  wishing  to  know  the  size  of 
the  foot,  can  do  so  by  measuring  around  the 
hand. 

If  the  fingers  are  very  short,  thick  and  fat  at 
the  ends,  they  denote  a thief  and  all  manner  of 
evils.  Large,  long  hands,  denote  great  spirit, 
liberality,  a good  counsellor,  and  fidelity  in 
friendship. 

A long  hand  with  thick  fingers  show  a phleg- 
matic, lazy  temperament.  Beggars  fingers  stand 
apart,  denoting  meekness  and  misery. 

A person  whose  fingers  seem  to  stick  together, 
is  changeable,  and  has  a bad  opinion  of  every  one. 

Those  whose  fingers  turn  back,  are  unjust,  sub- 
tle, ingenious,  and  the  neater  their  fingers,  the 
more  opposed  are  they  to  virtue. 

There  are  smooth  fingers,  and  knotty  fingers ; 
some  have  one  knot  and  others  two.  Fingers 
terminate  either  in  spatula — that  is,  englarging 
towards  the  end — or  tapering.  Knotted  fingers 
denote  method,  punctuality  and  reflection — a 
German  scientist  to  the  contrary  notwithstanding. 
Smooth  fingers  bear  the  germ  of  art ; they  will  be 
guided  by  inspiration,  more  than  by  reason ; by 
sentiment,  more  than  by  knowledge. 

‘‘  There  are  seven  hands,’’  says  Dr.  Abernethy, 


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belonging  to  as  many  individuals,  stretched  to- 
wards us,  and  the  fingers  half  opened/’ 

The  first  has  smooth  fingers,  terminating  in 
spatula  shape  and  rather  flat  and  broad. 

The  second,  broad  and  flat  at  the  ends,  and 
knotty.  To  these  belong  a knowledge  of  things 
useful,  and  a love  of  horses,  dogs,  hunting  and 
sailing. 

The  fifth  hand  has  smooth  fingers,  of  which  the 
nails  are  formed  like  cones  or  filberts.  To  this 
hand  belong  the  plastic  arts. 

The  hand  which  has  the  phalanger  nails  partly 
square,  and  partly  conical,  indicates  speculative 
ideas,  meditation,  deep  philosophical  science,  love 
of  truth  and  piety. 

The  philosophical  hand  has  smooth  fingers,  ter- 
minating in  tapering  cones.  To  this  hand  belongs 
a contemplative,  imaginative,  poetic  tempera- 
ment, with  intense  love  for  the  beautiful. 

The  hand  wrinkled,  indicates  intractibility  ; a 
mind  without  fancy  or  elasticity. 

The  thumb  is  the  moral  instrument  of  the  will. 
Without  it  the  hand,  the  body,  and  the  fine  senses 
would  be  incomplete. 

In  common  with  animals,  we  have  an  instinctive 
will,  logic,  decision ; but  the  thumb  alone  repre- 
sents the  reasoning  power.  The  animal  is  the 
hand  and  fingers,  the  man  is  in  the  thumb. 

The  thumb  of  the  ape  is  small,  flexible,  and 
looked  upon  by  some  naturalists  as  a moveable 
talon ; while  on  the  contrary,  the  human  thumb 


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is  organized  so  as  to  act,  in  a sense,  against  the 
fingers.  It  symbolizes  the  inner  or  moral  sense, 
to  oppose  the  allurements  of  our  natural  inclina- 
tions. 

Born  idiots,  are  without  thumbs,  or  with  them 
powerless  and  inert.  That  must  be  when  the 
substance  is  absent,  the  symbol  must  fail.  When 
a ray  of  intellect  occasionally  illumes  the  brain  of 
the  poor  idiot,  he  shuts  his  hands  with  the  fingers 
above  the  thumbs.  The  epileptic  in  his  fit  shuts 
the  thumbs  before  the  fingers. 

At  the  root  of  the  thumb  is  the  sign  of  the 
reasoning  will. 

In  the  first  phalanger  is  the  sign  of  logic  or  per- 
ception, judgment  of  reason.  In  the  second  is 
that  of  invention  and  imagination.  Such  is  the 
philosophy  of  that  important  member  of  the  hand, 
the  thumb. 

Small  feet  are  indicative  of  a sulky  disposition, 
also  penuriousness. 

SELF-PEESEBVATDN. 

The  means  comprehended  in  the  education 
which  prepares  the  mind  for  direct  self-preserva- 
tion, besides  guarding  the  body  against  injury  of 
different  kinds,  and  also  against  disease,  should 
teach  the  wisdom  of  obeying  the  physiological 
laws ; in  other  words,  to  live  in  the  perfection  of 
natural  life  ; which  is  necessary  in  order  to  ward 
oS  all  causes  which  incapacitate  the  vital  forces. 


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Without  health  the  energies,  activities,  and  all 
other  industrial  qualities  of  the  human  species 
become  more  or  less  inactive ; therefore  the  ne- 
cessity of  self-preservation  is  of  the  utmost  im- 
portance, and  the  knowledge  leading  to  secure 
it  sliould  rank  in  the  highest  scale. 

Nature  is  the  proper  guide  to  health,  if  faith- 
fully followed. 

Want  of  food  should  at  first  be  allayed  by  a 
light,  starchy,  and  simple  diet. 

Extreme  heat  is  to  be  avoided.  If  the  body  be 
excessively  warm,  let  it  cool  gradually,  and  care 
should  be  taken  not  to  sit  in  a draught,  or  drink 
ice  water. 

If  the  body  be  chilled,  do  not  rush  immediately 
to  a hot  stove  or  register,  for  by  so  doing  the 
skin  becomes  scorched  and  feverish.  If  the  feet 
are  cold,  sit  down  and  take  first  one  and  then  the 
other  in  the  hand,  holding  it  around  the  centre, 
and  a natural  heat  will  soon  be  produced  in  the 
feet  and  through  the  body.  All  of  these  natural 
results  produce  natural  promptings,  not  to  be 
disregarded.  If  mankind  would  but  heed  the  in- 
stincts of  nature,  many  evils  resulting  from  arti- 
ficial surroundings  would  be  avoided. 

When  fatigue  of  mind  or  body  becomes  burden- 
some, rest,  if  only  for  a short  time ; then,  when 
refreshed,  mind  and  body  are  ready  for  work. 

Ventilation  is  of  vital  importance : if  the  atmos- 
phere be  not  fresh,  heaviness,  weariness  follow, 
resulting  in  sickness.  A window  lowered  from 


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the  top  allows  the  heated  and  poisonous  air  to 
escape,  thus  causing-  a free  circulation  of  air 
necessary  to  health. 

If  there  were  no  eating  nor  drinking,  no  hun- 
ger nor  thirst,  then  the  system  would  be  seldom, 
if  ever,  out  of  working  order.  The  animal  food 
eaten  by  man  creates  a constant  irritation  in  the 
system,  pernicious  to  health  ; but  the  ignorance 
of  the  laws  of  life  is  so  universal,  that  the  instinct- 
ive promptings  of  nature  are  not  understood. 
Nature  has  provided  sufficient  guards  to  health  ; 
the  body  is  full  of  them ; but  lack  of  comprehen- 
sion renders  them  useless. 

Mankind  are  created  to  enjoy  a perfect  state  of 
health,  physically  and  intellectually ; but  per- 
verted nature  brings  the  evils  which  we  see  all 
around  us.  How  few  we  find  who  are  in  a state 
of  health.  Occasionally  we  meet  with  cases  of 
vigorous  health  continued  into  old  age ; but  very 
seldom,  and  when  we  do,  they  are  those  who 
have  carried  out  an  active,  industrious  life. 

We  daily  meet  those  who  are  examples  of 
chronic  and  acute  diseases,  and  premature  de- 
crepitude ; which  they  have  generally  brought 
upon  themselves  by  their  ignorance  of  the  knowl- 
edge of  self-preservation. 

It  is  useless  to  attempt  to  enumerate  the  many 
sad  consequences  of  ill  health.  Ill  health  creates 
an  irritability  fatal  to  the  life  forces,  and  makes 
life  a burden  instead  of  a pleasure.  Thus  from 
neglect  of  self-preservation,  life  is  cut  short. 


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Many  crave  death  to  be  relieved  of  the  burthen 
of  disease  which  they  are  forced  to  carry. 

It  must  not  be  believed,  that  when  the  human 
system  is  thoroughly  diseased,  a perfect  cure  can 
be  effected.  The  normal  condition  being  so  per- 
ceptibly out  of  its  channel,  the  time  that  it  takes  to 
restore  the  whole  system  to  its  natural  state,  the 
patience  required  to  persevere  in  a proper  course, 
all  combine  to  make  it  almost  an  impossibility  to 
restore  health  ; but  the  knowledge  which  directs 
to  self-preservation  is  of  the  utmost  importance 
for  preventing  such  a sad  condition.  Experience 
has  taught  that  the  possession  of  such  knowl- 
edge would  remedy  the  evil,  as  nature’s  produc- 
tions are  perfect.  There  is  no  necessity  to  trans- 
gress the  laws  of  life. 

The  greatest  contradiction  to  the  laws  of 
health  is  the  excessive  use  of  medicine  ; it  is 
most  injurious  to  the  vital  force  of  the  system ; 
but  the  majority  of  people  loose  their  health  from 
eating  too  much,  too  often,  and  unnatural  and 
inordinate  food. 

THS  EVIL  EFFECTS  OF  INHABITINS  WITH  DOGS. 

Darwinism  is  a subject  thousands  of  years 
behind  the  times,  and  which  has  no  bearing  on 
the  true  nature  of  manhood.  It  is  true  that  the 
human  family  is  in  a great  degree  animalized  ; it 
has  become  an  inherent  disease,  and  caused  by 
the  use  of  animal  food  ; also  by  the  inhabitation 


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with  dogs,  thus  blending  the  two  natures  to^ 
gether ; as  we  have  often  seen  verified  by  the 
association  of  children  and  dogs.  The  animal 
often  becomes  the  most  prominent,  as  the  natural 
laws  teach,  the  dogs,  being  the  stronger  element, 
draw  the  finer  forces  from  the  human  ; and  the 
human  partake  more  fully  of  the  animal;  there- 
fore the  natural,  humaiie  laws  of  life  become  con- 
taminated with  the  coarser  elements  of  animals. 
How  can  it  be  otherwise,  when  dogs  and  cats  are 
the  constant  companions  of  children,  and  some- 
times of  men  and  women  ? 

The  animal  element  being  taken  up  into  the 
blood,  and  carrying  it  through  the  whole  system, 
blending  with  the  finer  organs  of  the  brain,  and 
as  this  is  supplied  with  animal  force,  it  creates 
animal  propensities  with  the  human.  The  animal 
absorbs  the  finer  element,  which  the  human 
throws  off.  Humanity,  in  some  cases,  has  become 
animalized,  so  as  to  produce  what  is  termed  in- 
sanity ; but  tins  is  a misnomer,  for  it  is  not  insan- 
ity ; but  a gradual  change  which  has  acted  on  the 
organic  forces  of  the  body,  until  there  are  now, 
in  the  lunatic  asylum,  the  most  deplorable,  heart- 
rending sights  that  it  is  possible  to  witness. 
There  are  no  less  than  eight  of  this  class  of  be- 
ings, in  the  forms  of  men,  believing  themselves  to 
be  dogs.  Dogs  of  various  kinds.  One  thinking 
himself  a terrier,  another  a Newfoundland,  ano- 
ther a hound,  and  so  on.  They  do  not  walk  up- 
right, but  on  their  hands  and  feet,  and  jump  about 


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on  the  floor  and  huddle  together,  and  instead  of 
speaking,  they  bow-wow.  In  the  present  condition 
of  the  human  family,  the  humane  element  is  in  a 
great  degree  lost,  and  there  will  be  nothing  left 
but  the  animal,  which  will,  I fear,  comprehend 
the  Darwin  theory. 

When  will  men  live  in  the  atmosphere  of  heav- 
en, and  grow  in  the  element  of  divinity,  bringing 
forth  the  fruits  of  harmony  and  righteousness  in 
their  seasons  ? 

How  beautiful  is  the  child  in  its  purity ! anx- 
ious to  learn  wisdom  in  perfection,  which  should 
be  only  blended  and  born  in  love.  Yet  the  prun- 
ing of  the  plant  leadeth  out  the  fibres  of  life, 
which  createth  a castle  wherein  light  or  darkness 
may  dwell. 

Give  the  children  exercise,  pure  air,  soft  food, 
pure  water,  and  their  temperaments  will  blend 
with  their  surroundings. 

It  is  advisable  to  iorm  an  electro-gymnastic 
class  in  every  home,  in  order  to  develop  the  phy- 
sical organs,  and  to  keep  them  on  an  even  plane, 
bringing  into  action  the  circulation,  filling  the 
lungs  with  vitalizing  power,  which  will  enable 
the  body  to  throw  off  all  diseases ; and  also  lead- 
ing girls  out  of  the  terribly  demoralizing  practice 
of  doll-playing,  which  has  already,  in  a great  de- 
gree, sunk  the  female  portion  of  this  nation.  The 
constant  action  on  the  sexual  organs  of  little  girls, 
as  they  are  growing,  brings  into  action  all  the 
propensities  of  a mother,  which  enlarges  the  or- 


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gans  so  far  that  the  physical  and  intellectual  are 
overbalanced  and  become  uncontrollable. 

The  doll-playing  with  girls  has  become  a 
mania ; they  do  not  know  what  to  do  with  their 
hands  without  a doll  in  them. 

The  boys  are  not  able  to  protect  themselves 
from  their  persistent  onslought  upon  them. 

I attribute  this  terrible  calamity  which  the  hu- 
man family  is  groaning  under,  and  which  fills  our 
streets  with  demoralized  women,  in  the  greatest 
degree,  to  doll-playing. 

TOBIAS,  SON  OF  TOBIT. 

The  angel  Arzarias  said  unto  Tobias,  son  of 
Tobit,  Go  ye  to  a certain  town,  and  as  ye  journey, 
and  come  to  the  river,  a large  fish  will  throw 
himself  out  of  the  water,  you  will  take  the  heart, 
liver  and  gall  of  the  fish.'' 

Tobias  asked,  Of  what  use  is  the  heart,  liver 
and  gall  of  the  fish?" 

The  angel  answered — ‘^Touching  the  heart  and 
liver,  if  a devil,  or  an  unclean  spirit  trouble  any 
one,  we  must  make  a smoke  thereof  before  the 
man  or  woman,  and  he  or  she  will  be  no  more 
vexed  with  the  evil  spirit.  As  for  the  gall,  it  is 
good  to  annoint  a man  who  has  whiteness  on  the 
eyes,  and  he  shall  be  healed." 

Tobias  met  his  father  coming  out  of  the  town, 
who  was  blind,  and  he  annointed  his  eyes  with 
the  gall  of  the  fish,  and  when  the  eyes  began  to 


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smart,  he  rubbed  them,  and  the  white  cover 
began  to  peel  away  and  come  off — he  saw  his  son, 
and  his  eyes  were  restored. 

And  the  angel  said— “ I am  Raphael,  one  of  the 
seven  holy  angels,  who  present  the  prayers  of  the 
saints,  and  go  in  and  out  before  the  glory  of  the 
Holy  One.^^ 

Tobit  was  eight  and  fifty  years  old  when  he 
lost  his  sight,  which  was  restored  to  him  eight 
years  afterwards. 

INHEEENT  DISEASES  TEANSMITTED  TO 
OHILDEEN. 

Now  let  us  not  believe  that  there  is  an 
variety  of  diseases.  In  the  first  place,  all  disea^#" 
commence  with  a disturbance  of  the  circulating 
medium — this  medium  is  the  blood — which  moves 
all  other  actions  and  motions  of  life  : sensation, 
electricity,  and  vital  magnetism. 

The  first  deviation  from  a healthy  condition  is 
inevitably  accompanied  with  a change  of  tem- 
perature in  the  body,  which  creates  an  obstruc- 
tion in  and  among  the  various  tissues,  more  espe- 
cially the  finer  vessels  throughout  the  system. 
Thus  the  temperature  being  low,  and  the  action 
diminished,  the  sensations  will  be  chilliness,  ach- 
ing and  lameness,  and  the  system  in  a negative 
condition. 

Should,  however,  the  internal  action  be  at- 
tracted to  the  surface  or  to  membranous  tissues 


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and  skin,  then  the  temperature  would  be  high, 
and  the  action  would  create  a heat  in  the  blood 
and  feverishness.  Then  the  system  would  be  in 
a positive  state.  In  this  condition,  the  acids  pre- 
dominate. 

The  causes  which  create  these  conditions  are 
various,  both  mental  and  physical ; but  it  is  neces- 
sary to  understand  that  every  departure  from 
health  is  attended  with  a change  of  temperature, 
and  a change  in  the  atomic  motion  or  circu- 
lation. 

In  whichever  state  the  system  is  first  thrown, 
the  opposite  always  succeeds  it;  this  is  the  law 
of  action  and  reaction.  We  see  that  in  every 
case  of  obstruction  in  the  circulation,  is  a devia- 
tion from  health ; and  there  is  a positive  or  nega- 
tive condition  of  the  system,  and  sometimes  it  is 
attended  with  both  ; but  the  inherent  and  consti- 
tutional causes  determine  the  nature  and  extent 
of  the  case  in  individuals. 

One  person  may  have  a set  of  sensations,  such 
as  pains  in  the  joints,  cold  feet  and  legs,  numb- 
ness and  pricking  sensations,  sudden  pains,  es- 
pecially in  the  great  toe  or  feet,  loss  of  appetite, 
wind,  nausea,  and  sometimes  vomiting  ; this  com- 
plication is  called  Gout.  A slight  amelioration 
in  this  case  would  be  termed  Rheumatism  ; now 
drop  off  some  more  of  those  points,  and  substi- 
tute pain  in  the  stomach,  and  you  have  Dyspep- 
sia ; another  little  change  of  effects  caused  from 
food  eaten,  and  you  develop  Constipation ; and 


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thus  a weakness  of  the  hemorrhoid  veins  and  cel- 
lular coating  of  the  rectum.  In  consequence  of 
irregular  and  forced  evacuations,  small  tumors 
are  formed  on  the  margin  of  or  within  the  anus, 
which  are  termed  Piles  or  Hemorrhoids.  If  the 
tumors  are  invisible,  they  are  called  the  blind 
piles ; if  they  excrete  blood,  the  bleeding  piles ; 
and  if  the  rectum  muscles  project,  it  is  prolapsus  ; 
if  mucous,  they  are  mucous  piles  ; and  so  we  may 
continue  on  this  same  routine,  with  various  slight 
modifications  and  changes. 

We  have  inflammation  of  the  stomach;  change 
the  locality,  and  we  have  disease  of  the  bladder, 
bowels,  brain,  liver,  kidneys,  lungs,  spleen,  uterus, 
ears,  eyes,  and  all  other  portions  of  the  bod}^ 

We  have  said  that  all  diseases  are  caused  by 
obstruction  in  the  circulation,  or  the  want  of 
equilibrium  of  the  life  forces  of  the  system  ; but 
there  are  several  causes  which  create  this  dis- 
organization, and  those  causes  exist  with  each 
individual  according  to  his  temperament,  consti- 
tution and  condition  in  life,  and  more  predominat- 
ing are  those  which  are  hereditary.  If  parents 
are  not  perfectly  healthy,  their  offspring  cannot 
be  healthy.  How  can  a diseased  tree  bear 
healthy  fruit  ? 

Consumption,  Rheumatism,  Epilepsy,  Cancer, 
Scrofula,  and  many  other  diseases,  are  trans- 
mitted from  one  generation  to  another. 

It  is  not  disease  only  that  parents  transmit  to 
their  children,  but  all  manner  of  crimes  under 


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which  the  structure  of  the  childen  have  been 
developed.  We  would  not  assert  that  parents 
directly  transmit  disease  or  crime  to  their  chil- 
dren ; but  we  know  that  there  is  a spiritual  or 
vital  force  of  disorganization  which  develops  and 
matures  with  the  body  and  blood  of  the  offspring. 
We  see  these  illustrations  constantly  verified.  I 
have  found  hereditary  diseases  fully  developed  in 
the  second  and  third  generation. 

We  have  in  this  country  a nation  of  diseased, 
sickly  women,  and  but  few  healthy  children, 
except  those  of  foreign  lineage. 

DIET. 

To  give  precise  rules  for  regulating  diet  is 
impossible,  as  in  each  particular  case  the  diet 
must  be  regulated  according  to  the  constitution 
and  condition  of  the  patient. 

No  kind  of  food  should  be  used  as  diet  for 
human  beings  that  is  not  perfectly  proper  to  use 
at  all  times  when  the  appetite  desires  it,  except 
in  extreme  cases. 

Animal  food  and  pastries  should  never  be  used, 
as  they  are  detrimental  to  life,  health  and  happi- 
ness. 

Some  physicians  say,  chronic  diseases  require 
little  attention  in  regard  to  food ; but  I say,  that 
diet  is  most  important  in  curing  many  diseases ; 
indeed,  chronic  diseases  cannot  be  cured  without 
adhering  to  a proper  diet.  Some  ailments  may 


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be  removed  by  simple  attention  to  judicious  food ; 
and  it  is  clearly  observable  that  through  neglect 
of  this  important  subject,  that  the  nation  is  fast 
destroying  itself  by  inordinate  eating. 

The  importance  ot  the  manner  of  preparing 
food  cannot  be  too  carefully  considered. 

I have  known  patients  prostrated  for  days  in 
acute  suffering,  caused  by  eating  a piece  of  toast, 
which  had  been  held  over  a coal  fire  so  near  as 
to  absorb  the  gas  from  the  coal.  Toast  should 
never  be  made  in  that  way. 

In  many  diseases  it  is  sometimes  necessary  to 
abstain  from  food  for  several  days,  and  in  all  cases 
nutriment  should  be  taken  in  small  quantities. 
The  patient  can  be  the  best  judge  of  what  is 
right  for  him  to  eat,  by  studying  the  effect  of  the 
food  on  the  stomach. 

Innumerable  diseases  are  being  daily  created 
by  eating  animal  food,  which  fills  the  body  with 
worms  and  matter.  Several  cases  have  come 
under  my  observation,  some  of  which  I hereby 
mention. 

A gentleman  of  the  medical  profession  suffers 
from  nettle  rash  after  eating  animal  food,  on 
account  of  the  concentrated  poison  which  imme- 
diately enters  the  blood.  He  being  of  an  active 
temperament,  the  poison  at  once  took  effect. 

Mr.  T cannot  remain  in  a house  where  a 

hare  is  being  cooked. 

I know  a woman  wno  cannot  endure  a cat  in 
her  presence.  That  is  a fine  element  of  nature. 


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Another  who  suffers  from  erythema  after  eat- 
ing shrimps. 

The  pernicious  habit  which  has  come  into  use 
as  food  for  invalids,  and  which  I am  sorry  to  say 
the  medical  profession  recommend,  is  the  extract 
of  beef,  used  as  beef-tea.  It  is  concentrated 
animal  poison — not  only  nonconducive  to  health, 
but  injurious,  there  being  no  nutritious  element 
in  it.  Other  elements,  if  it  only  be  water,  serve 
to  neutralize  the  system.  If  it  were  not  so,  the 
patients  could  not  recover. 

I have  seen  cases  where  the  beef  poison  has 
been  recommended,  and  the  patients  could  not 
take  it ; a nourishment  was  prepared  of  fine 
mashed  potatoes,  oatmeal  gruel,  etc.,  and  the 
patients  recovered,  their  strength  daily  increasing. 

I see  people  daily,  who  suffer  intensely  with 
constipation,  caused  entirely  by  their  mode  of 
living. 

Eating  fine  white  bread,  crackers,  and  drinking 
hot  tea,  two  or  three  times  a day,  causes  constipa- 
tion of  the  bowels.  From  this  mode  of  life  the 
sufferers  may  have  evacuations  from  the  bowels 
about  once  every  six  or  eight  days.  This  stagna- 
tion of  the  system  creates  abscesses  in  the  rectum, 
piles,  and  is  sometimes  the  cause  of  hernia. 

Chronic  diseases  are  caused  by  the  use  of  im- 
proper food,  and  also  over-eating,  and  cures  can- 
not be  effected  without  adhering  to  the  diet  which 
nourishes  and  strengthens,  without  clogging  the 
system. 


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Dr.  Mum,  Assistant  Surgeon  in  the  Middlesex 
Hospital,  says — Instances  of  the  poisonous 
effects  on  certain  constitutions,  of  drugs,  ordi- 
narily of  moderate  action,  are  familiar  in  medical 
practice.  Epicacuana  is  one  of  the  best  examples 
of  a drug,  that  even  in  a state  of  the  minutest 
subdivision,  is  capable  of  producing  idosyncracy, 
in  extreme  results.  And  some  articles  of  diet  are 
also  to  individuals  poisonous — individuals  are  in- 
teriorly constituted  for  various  elements.” 

The  object  of  this  treatise  is  not  to  discuss  the 
physiological  question,  but  to  offer  facts  for  con- 
sideration. J.  M , a patient,  cannot  eat  rice 

in  any  shape  without  extreme  distress,  the  effects 
of  which  is  spasmodic  asthma.  To  him  rice  is  a 
poison.  On  one  occasion  when  at  dinner,  he  felt 
the  symptoms  of  his  malady  coming  on,  and,  as 
usual,  was  obliged  to  leave  the  table,  although  he 
had  partaken  of  no  rice  that  he  was  aware  ; but 
on  investigation,  it  was  found  that  the  soup  had 
been  thickened  with  rice  flour.  It  may  effect 
another  person  by  a suffocating  sensation. 

Another  gentleman  under  treatment  could  not 
eat  figs,  without  experiencing  a most  unpleasant 
sensation  in  the  mouth  and  nose. 

Rice  and  figs  are  generally  healthful ; these 
are  singular  exceptions. 

There  are  many  children  who  cannot  endure 
the  sight  of  animal  food  ; yet  their  parents, 
through  ignorance,  force  them  to  eat  it.  Nature’s 
God  teaches  the  children  they  must  not  eat  it ; 


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man  forces  evil  upon  them  in  teaching  them  to 
do  so. 

We  read  in  the  third  book  of  Leviticus 
6th  chapter  and  2d  verse,  of  the  many  meat  offer- 
ings which  were  made  unto  the  Lord.  A hand- 
ful of  fine  flour  and  oil,  with  frankincense,  which 
was  called  most  holy. 

Fourth  verse  ; an  oblation  of  meat  offering, 
baken  in  an  oven ; unleavened  cakes  of  fine  flour, 
mingled  with  oil;  also  unleavened  wafers  anointed 
with  oil.  Also  a meat  offering  baken  in  a pan  of 
fine  flour,  and  thy  meat  offering  shalt  thou 
season  with  salt/’ 

Fourteenth  verse  : a meat  offering  of  fruits  and 
green  ears  of  corn  dried  by  fire,  and  beaten  out 
of  full  ears.  Oil  is  put  upon  it,  and  frankincense. 

All  offerings  of  animals  were  burnt  to  ashes. 

Pharaoh  found  among  all  the  maidens  of  Egypt, 
there  were  none  so  fair  as  those  of  the  Israelites; 
and  he  sent  to  Joseph,  saying,  bring  hither  of 
the  beautiful  maidens  of  thy  people  ;”  and  it  was 
done  as  he  said ; and  it  came  to  pass,  after  they 
had  sojourned  for  a time  in  the  palace  of  the  king, 
and  fared  sumptuously  every  day,  that  their 
beauty  faded,  and  they  were  no  more  beautiful ; 
and  the  king  sends  again  to  Joseph,  to  learn  the 
cause  of  the  change.  Joseph  said  unto  him, 
“ deliver  the  maidens  unto  me  ; I will  take  them 
back  to  my  people,  and  give  them  pulse  to  eat, 
and  water  to  drink,  and  they  will  become  beauti- 
ful as  they  were  before. 


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Thus  we  see,  that  what  we  eat  and  drink  pro- 
motes health,  strength  and  beauty,  or  destroys  it; 
this  is  one  of  the  laws  of  hie. 

It  is  not  a rare  thing  for  the  face  to  be  forty 
and  the  body  twenty-five. 

A Mexican  gentleman  was  invited  at  a friend’s 
house  in  New  York  to  dine.  There  was  roast  lamb 
on  the  table,  and  he  was  asked  to  have  some  by 
the  hostess;  he  replied,  ''  Excuse  me,  Madame,  I 
can  not  eat  that ; if  I should,  I would  feel  like 
killing  some  one  immediately y 

INFANT  FEEDING. 

At  first  over-feeding  does  more  harm  than  un- 
der-feeding. There  are  thousands  of  children 
who  are  physically  and  constitutionally  ruined 
from  wrong  feeding  and  over-feeding. 

A child  that  is  over-fed  is  uneasy  and  restless  ; 
and  it  is  a habit  with  mothers  and  nurses,  that 
whenever  the  child  stirs,  or  makes  a noise,  imme 
diately  its  mouth  is  filled,  which  is  suffocating  to 
the  child,  and  obstructs  the  action  of  the  lungs. 
It  is  necessary  for  the  infant  to  exercise 
the  lungs,  in  order  to  develop  its  organs  and 
make  it  grow  stout  and  health}".  Nurse  an  infant 
of  one  or  two  months  old  every  two  or  three 
hours,  and  no  more.  If  the  child  gets  thirsty  in 
the  meantime,  give  it  a drink  of  barley-water. 

Boil  a teaspoonful  of  barley  (powdered)  in  a gill 


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of  water,  and  a pinch  of  salt,  about  fifteen  minutes, 
then  strain  it,  and  disolve  in  the  mixture  one 
lump  of  loaf-sugar. 

When  babies  are  costive,  take  oat-meal  instead 
of  barley  ; but  be  sure  to  cook  and  strain  it. 

When  the  breast  milk  is  not  sufficient,  alternate 
bread  food  and  crackers  with  the  above. 

Pour  boiling  water  on  the  crackers  (or  bread) 
and  let  them  soak,  so  that  they  will  blend  with 
the  water,  and  a little  white  sugar. 

Cows'  milk  should  not  be  used  for  infants,  with 
breast  milk,  as  the  mixing  of  the  two  creates  a 
derangement  of  the  bowels,  and  frequently  leads 
to  Marasmus. 

Care  should  be  taken  that  the  food  is  fresh,  and 
not  acrid. 

After  weaning,  the  most  natural  and  nutritous 
food  that  can  be  given  is  cows'  milk.  Children 
will  thrive  on  milk.  In  most  cases  it  should  be 
cooked  ; but  not  boiled  up.  If  a child  be  inclined 
to  looseness  of  the  bowels,  take  a teaspoonful  of 
fennel  seed  and  pour  a gill  of  boiling  water  on  it, 
let  it  steep  fifteen  minutes,  strain,  and  then  put  in 
the  milk.  Continue  with  this  until  the  bowels  are 
settled  and  right. 

Infants,  when  nursing,  are  often  affected  in  their 
bowels  and  stomach,  which  they  draw  from  the 
mother,  which  may  be  from  improper  food 
she  has  eaten,  or  over  exercise,  or  from  medicine 
which  she  may  have  taken. 

A case  of  this  kind  came  under  my  observation. 


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A mother  of  an  infant  four  months  old,  a healthy 
woman,  was  taken  with  looseness  of  the  bowels. 
Her  doctor  gave  her  two  opium  pills.  The  in- 
fant nursed  the  effects  of  the  opium  from  its 
mother,  and  fell  asleep,  and  continued  to  sleep  for 
three  da}^s.  When  the  infant  awoke  it  could  not 
move  ; its  joints  were  all  loosened,  and  the  limbs 
would  turn  either  way.  The  child  lived — is  still 
living,  a dreadful  cripple  and  invalid.  She  has 
not  grown  to  proper  size,  and  can  only  drag  her 
limbs  after  her,  they  being  in  irons  and  her  body 
also. 

All  mothers  should  be  most  careful  and  con- 
siderate in  their  eating,  drinking,  and  tempera- 
ment while  nursing. 

Some  medical  men  will  recommend  beef-tea  for 
infants,  a thing  that  should  never  be  used ; if  the 
properties  of  beef-tea  were  understood,  no  one 
would  order  it  taken.  It  is  concentrated  animal 
poison,  and  should  never  be  used  for  the  old  or 
for  the  young. 

I saw  a child  in  Philadelphia — a nice  little  son 

of  Captain  B , a comparatively  healthy 

child,  except  that  it  had  not  the  use  of  its  limbs. 
He  is  now  about  three  years  old,  and  has  been 
obliged  to  wear  iron  supporters,  in  order  to  walk 
and  keep  his  legs  straight.  This  weakness  has 
been  caused  by  forcing  him  to  swallow  animal 
flesh. 

Before  the  child  was  able  to  masticate  food,  or 
had  teeth  sufficient  to  do  so,  his  grandmother 


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would  cook  a mutton-chop  every  morning,  cut  it 
fine  on  a plate,  then  put  it  into  the  child's  mouth, 
and  force  him  to  swallow  it.  His  digestive  organs 
being  overtaxed,  the  sympathetic  nerves  were 
affected,  and  also  the  nerves  which  lead  to  the 
spinal  cord.  All  of  these  parts  being  in  sympathy 
with  all  other  parts  of  the  body,  and  especially 
the  sciatic  nerve,  which  passes  down  the  legs, 
were  in  consequence  weakened — hence  the  help- 
lessness of  the  limbs. 

People  frequently  feel  the  effect  of  what  they 
eat  and  drink,  in  their  limbs.  Liquor,  taken  in 
excess,  sometimes  affects  the  legs  so  that  the  im- 
biber may  be  unable  to  walk,  and  still  not  affect 
the  brain ; thus  we  see  on  the  external  the  effect 
of  action  in  the  internal. 

Infants  of  ten  or  twelve  months  old  can  have 
bread,  barley,  oatmeal,  and  such  like  food,  if  re- 
quired ; but  I find  that  children  thrive  best  almost 
exclusively  on  milk. 

Children  should  never  be  permitted  to  sit  at  the 
table  with  older  people,  as  they  should  not  see 
the  various  kinds  of  food  eaten  by  their  elders, 
which  is  injudicious  and  hurtful. 

What  is  termed  Summer  Complaint,  comes 
from  over-eating,  and  hot  and  foul  air.  Infants 
that  are  nursing  are  liable  to  this  complaint,  from 
improper  food  eaten  by  their  mothers.  Green 
fruit  and  vegetables  are  very  bad  for  nursing  in- 
fants, therefore  mothers  who  have  the  health  of 
their  babies  at  heart,  should  eat  plain,  wholesome 


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food,  well  cooked,  in  order  that  the  milk  may 
nurish,  and  not  sicken  their  children. 

When  children  are  sick  at  the  stomach,  so  as  to 
vomit,  or  have  looseness  of  the  bowels,  give  no 
food  for  five  or  six  hours,  but  use  external  appli- 
cations ; and  through  them  can  be  brought  about 
reaction.  A poultice  of  Indian  meal  mixed  with 
hot  vinegar,  applied  on  the  pit  of  the  stomach, 
and  another  betw^een  the  shoulders,  also  mustard 
drafts  on  the  soles  of  the  feet,  produces  circula- 
tion, and  thus  the  disease  is  carried  off.  For  a 
drink,  a strong  tea  of  spearmint  or  sage,  given 
sparingly,  not  more  than  a teaspoonful  at  a time, 
according  to  age  of  patient.  Keep  the  invalid 
warm  and  quiet.  This  treatment  is  good  for 
adults  as  well  as  children. 

CROUP. 

The  cause  of  Croup  is  principally  neglect.  The 
symptoms  are  perceptible  to  any  mother  or 
nurse,  if  the  child  has  taken  cold.  Slime 
begins  to  increase  in  the  organs  of  the  head  and 
throat;  do  not  wait  until  the  fungi  be  formed, 
but  take  one  teaspoonful  syrup  of  ipecac  mixed  in 
lour  teaspoonfuls  of  water,  and  give  one  teaspoon- 
ful of  this  mixture  every  hour.  This  will  carry 
the  slime  down.  If,  however,  it  should  be  neces- 
sary for  the  child  to  vomit,  give  thirty  drops  of 
pure  ipecac  every  fifteen  minutes,  until  the  desired 
effect  is  produced.  A very  3^oung  infant,  of  two 


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or  three  months,  not  more  than  five  or  ten  drops. 
If  the  trouble  be  not  removed,  and  to  prevent  the 
formation  of  moss-like  sores,  or  fungi,  use  red 
pepper  tea  (weak),  sweetened  with  honey,  as  a 
gargle.  If  the  child  be  too  young  to  gargle,  put 
a little  in  the  ipecac. 

Put  camphorated  oil  on  the  throat,  under  the 
ears,  and  on  the  nose.  Feed  sparingly,  as  too 
much  food  creates  a choking  sensation,  and  causes 
an  increase  of  slime. 

An  efficacious  remedy  for  Croup  and  children's 
cold  generally,  is  the  following  : 

Slice  an  onion ; between  each  slice  sprinkle  a 
layer  of  white  sugar.  Let  it  stand  over  night, 
then  there  will  be  a syrup,  white  and  clear,  ex- 
pressed from  the  onions  and  sugar  ; drain  off  the 
syrup,  and  give  a teaspoonful  five  or  six  times  a 
day. 


CAEEOT  SYEUP  FOE  COLDS. 

Take  a raw  carrot,  dig  out  the  centre,  making 
a hole  large  enough  to  admit  a finger.  Fill  the 
hole  with  white  sugar,  stand  the  carrot  in  a cool 
place.  In  about  twelve  hours  the  carrot  will  be 
filled  with  pure  syrup  of  the  dissolved  sugar. 
Give  from  six  to  twelve  drops  of  this,  four  or  six 
times  a day,  according  to  the  age  of  the  child. 
Keep  the  carrot  in  a cool  place. 


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SOAELET  FEVSE. 

In  Scarlet  Fever  no  medicine  should  be  used, 
except  the  simple  syrup  of  ipecac. 

Cook  prunes,  and  take  the  syrup  off  them  for  a 
drink.  This  will  act  upon  the  bowels  sufficiently. 

Keep  the  patient  warm,  but  do  not  seclude  the 
air  from  the  room.  Soak  the  feet  in  hot  mustard 
water,  and  then  wrap  them  in  warm  flannels. 

Dr.  Von  Cort  treated  this  disease  in  his  practice 
over  thirty  years,  and  never  lost  a patient,  with 
scarlet  fever,  always  using  this  treatment. 

If  cows'  milk  be  used  for  infants,  it  should  first 
be  boiled,  then  skimmed  and  sweetened  a little, 
and  a little  salt  added,  but  not  enough  to  give  it 
a saltish  taste.  Milk  thus  prepared  will  be  nu- 
tritious. 


TO  EXPEL  WOEMS. 

Take  butternut  bark,  scrape  it  FROM  the  limb 
towards  the  trunk  of  the  tree ; steep  this  and  use 
the  decoction — one  tablespoonful  for  adults,  and 
a teaspoonful  for  a child,  taken  fasting ; or  used 
as  a powder,  each  dose  about  the  size  of  a pea. 
Mix  it  in  molasses  or  sugar  water. 

It  is  necessary  to  be  particular  to  scrape  the 
bark  towards  the  trunk,  for  if  it  should  be  scraped 
off  the  other  way,  it  will  cause  vomiting.  Many 
people  will  sneer  at  this  idea ; but  I have  only  to 
say,  that  the  laws  of  natural  science  are  very 


lo6  Household  Treasure  ; or, 

minute  and  fine,  and  when  we  study  them  more, 
we  shall  understand  them  better,  and  thus  estab- 
lish the  laws  of  health. 

When  children  are  taken  sick,  give  a worm 
remedy  immediately,  as  in  all  cases  the  worms 
work  up  the  disease,  create  fever,  cough,  spasms, 
and  the  worm  slime  often  comes  to  the  surface 
and  causes  surface  diseases. 

THE  EYE. 

The  eye  may  be  called  a ball,  which  contains  a 
clear  fluid  matter.  The  coats  of  the  eye  are 
something  like  a spyglass,  one  tube  fitted  within 
another.  There  are  three  principle  ones.  The 
external  coat  is  called  conjunction.  The  outside 
of  the  eye  is  called  the  libera  tic  coat ; it  is  a thin 
white  membrane,  very  strong  and  firm  ; it  is  usu- 
ally called  the  white  of  the  eye.  In  the  centre  is 
set  the  cornea  ; it  is  clear  and  transparent.  The 
cornea  is  very  hard  and  firm.  Beneath  or  back 
of  the  cornea  is  the  choroid  coat,  in  which  are  the 
blood  vessels.  Still  farther  back  is  the  pigmentum 
migrum,  -a  dark  brown  substance,  which  covers 
the  outer  and  inner  surface  of  the  choroid  mem- 
brane. The  absence  of  this  substance  in  the 
albino  gives  the  red  color  to  the  iris  and  the 
pupil. 

The  iris,  being  the  colored  circle  which  sur- 
rounds the  pupil  of  the  eye,  is  hung  before  the 


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lens.  The  iris  divides  the  fluids  or  humors  into 
two  parts ; the  one  before  the  iris  is  called  aquois 
or  watery,  and  the  part  back  of  the  iris  is  a glassy 
humor.  The  crystaline  lens  is  a small  body,  con- 
vex on  both  sides,  and  transparent,  and  swims,  as 
it  were,  in  the  liquid  or  humors. 

The  optic  nerve  is  expanded  on  the  part  of  the 
eye,  and  this  expansion  forms  a membrane  called 
the  ratina.  On  this  all  objects  are  formed,  a 
penetration  of  which  is  transmitted  to  the  brain. 
The  rays  of  light  pass  through  the  cornea, 
aquous  humor,  chrystaline  lens,  and  vetreaus 
humor,,  and  falls  on  the  retina. 

Our  sight  is  the  most  perfect  and  delightful  to 
all  our  five  senses.  It  fills  the  soul  with  the  great- 
est variety  of  ideas.  It  converses  with  nature 
and  never  tires,  except  through  the  action  of  the 
system.  It  is  this  organ  which  furnishes  us  with 
the  greatest  pleasure  in  life,  derived  from  visible 
objects. 

This  delicate  organ,  the  Eye,  may  be  effected 
or  diseased  in  many  ways ; but  in  all  cases,  dis- 
ease is  caused  by  an  impure  state  of  the  blood, 
and  obstruction  in  the  circulation.  The  treatment 
of  the  eye,  we  have  always  found  to  prove  the 
most  successful,  has  been  that  which  is  mild  and 
soothing. 

In  many  cases  the  eyes  are  injured  by  medicines 
administered  by  injudicious  practitioners. 

Sometimes  affliction  of  the  eyes  is  the  result  of 
some  ailment  of  the  body.  Innumerable  cases, 


ig8  Household  Treasure ; or 

where  chills  and  fever  have  been  treated  with 
quinine,  the  eyes  in  consequence  have  been 
affected.  Many  cases  of  this  kind  have  come 
under  my  observation.  Some  cases  I have  known 
where — through  the  effect  of  quinine — the  patients 
have  become  nearly  blind,  partially  deaf,  and  the 
head  so  affected  with  a buzzing  and  throbbing 
sensation  as  to  produce  irritation  of  the  brain  to 
that  degree,  that  partial  insanity  is  sometimes  the 
result. 

The  obstruction  of  the  circulation — especially 
in  the  finer  vessels — will  create  rheumatic  pains 
in  various  parts  of  the  system,  and  in  the  finer 
tissues,  cause  neuralgia,  especially  in  the  head, 
around  the  eyes,  to  that  extent  that  it  is  almost 
unbearable. 

Quinine  should  never  be  used  in  any  case, 
except  there  be  a restorative  at  the  time  to  carry 
off  the  evil  effects  and  vitalize  the  system. 

Residents  of  cities  are  troubled  with  weak  or 
diseased  eyes.  The  see  nerve  being  affected 
through  excessive  action  caused  by  gas-light ; the 
glare  and  heat  from  the  gas  weakens  the  nerves 
of  the  eyes  so  that  the  fluid  is  not  able  to  retain 
its  excrescent  state,  but  is  involuntarily  emitted 
from  the  e3’es,  thus  creating  disagreeable  effects. 

In  no  case  whatever  should  the  knife  be  used 
on  the  eyes.  It  is  unnecessary,  unsafe,  injurious 
and  dangerous.  All  diseases,  cataracts,  tumors, 
homey  substances,  etc.,  can  be  removed  without 
the  knife.  For  the  last  twenty  years  we  have 


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seen  these  things  done,  and  many  are  the  proofs 
that  could  be  produced. 

A case  came  before  me  in  1874.  A man  nearly 
lost  the  sight  of  his  eyes  from  an  operation  on 
them — the  sight  was  partially  destroyed-  The 
eye  itself  was  not  diseased  ; but  the  fine  tissues 
which  lay  back  of  the  eye-ball  being  obstructed, 
caused  what  I termed  neuralgia.  Remove  the 
cause  of  a disease  and  the  disease  will  disappear. 

General  Treatment. — In  all  cases  you  will 
find,  when  the  eyes  are  diseased,  that  the  liver  is 
in  a torpid  state,  the  bowels  constipated,  the 
kidneys  and  other  organs  of  the  body  in  an  un- 
healthy condition.  All  of  these  obstructions  must 
be  removed  by  the  use  of  simple  remedies  which 
will  cleanse  and  purify  the  blood,  and  create  an 
action  through  the  system. 

The  Egyptic  Eye  Water  should  be  used  ac- 
cording to  directions,  which  is  the  best  yet 
known. 

This  eye  water  is  composed  of  one  dram  of 
sugar  of  lead ; one  dram  of  lac.  sulphur ; one 
teaspoonful  common  salt ; five  drops  of  citranilla 
oil ; one  ounce  of  alcohol ; one  quart  of  soft  water. 
Mix  all  together  and  let  the  mixture  stand  a few 
da}^s.  When  it  is  perfectly  clear,  pour  off  all  that 
is  clear,  and  it  is  ready  for  use  ; that  which  settles 
at  the  bottom  to  be  thrown  out — the  clear  liquid 
only  to  be  used. 

Directions  for  using  the  Egyptic  Eye  Water : 


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— Take  a small  piece  of  linen,  make  it  wet  with 
the  Eye  Water,  and  lay  the  linen  on  the  eyes;  as 
often  as  it  becomes  warm,  change  it,  so  as  to  keep 
cool.  Do  this  for  ten  minutes,  morning  and  evening. 
If  these  directions  are  faithfully  followed,  this 
Eye  Water  will  restore  and  strengthen  the  eyes. 
It  has  been  iound  particularly  beneficial  for  per- 
sons whose  sight  was  failing  with  age.  Some 
cases  have  been  known,  where  the  results  of  this 
Eye  Water  has  restored  the  sight  so  that  the 
patients  laid  aside  their  glasses,  and  could  see  to 
read,  and  use  their  eyes  as  well  as  before  using 
their  glasses. 


This  herb  is  highly  recommended  by  an  old 
English  physician,  who  says  it  is  under  the  sign 
of  the  Lion ; and  Sol  claims  this  herb,  or  has 
dominion  over  it.  He  says,  That  if  this  herb 
were  used  as  much  as  it  is  neglected,  it  would 
spoil  the  Spectacle  trade.’’ 

One  would  think  a person  would  prefer  a 
natural  before  an  artificial  spectacle,  which  can  be 
done,  as  I am  a witness. 

The  decoction  or  the  distilled  water  of  the  herb 
Eye  Bright,  taken  inwardly,  or  used  in  the  eyes, 
restores  the  eyes  from  all  infirmities  that  cause 
dimness  of  sight.  A conserve  of  the  flowers  may 
be  used  with  the  same  effect. 


EYE  BRIGHT. 


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The  powder  of  the  dried  herb,  mixed  with 
sugar  and  taken,  hath  the  same  powerful  effect  to 
help  and  restore  decayed  sight. 

Ariioldres  de  Villa,  saith,  “ It  hath  restored  the 
sight  of  those  who  have  been  blind  a long  time.'' 

In  a case  where  there  is  extreme  irritation  in 
the  eyes,  apply  a mustard  poultice  between  the 
shoulders,  in  order  to  draw  the  inflammation 
from  the  head  and  eyes. 

EESTOEING  AND  PEESEEVING  THE  SIGHT. 

For  near-sightedness,  close  the  eyes  and  press 
the  fingers  gently  from  the  nose  outward  across 
the  eyes.  This  flattens  the  pupils,  and  thus 
lengthens  or  extends  the  vision.  This  should  be 
done  several  times  a day,  until  the  short-sighted- 
ness be  removed. 

For  loss  of  sight  by  age,  or  for  those  who  re- 
quire magnifying  glasses,  pass  the  fingers  and 
towel  from  the  outer  corner  of  the  eyes  inwardly, 
above  and  below  the  eye-balls,  pressing  gently 
against  them.  This  rounds  them  up,  and  pre- 
serves and  restores  the  sight. 

This  is  nothing  new,  as  it  is  said  that  the  Hon. 
John  Quincy  Adams  preserved  his  sight  in  this 
way,  through  the  latter  part  of  his  life.  Lawyer 
Ford  also  restored  his  eyes  in  this  way,  and  was 
enabled  to  lay  aside  his  glasses,  and  has  since  pre- 
served his  sight,  by  continuing  this  practice. 


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In  case  the  eye  becomes  inflamed  from  those 
troublesome  things  called  Sties,  lay  a wheat- 
bread-and-milk  poultice  on  it,  and  change  before 
the  poultice  becomes  dry.  In  one  night  the 
inflammation  will  be  gone,  then  continue  with  the 
Egyptic  Eye  Water,  always  remembering  to 
avoid  letting  the  water  get  in  the  eye. 


DEINKS  FOE  INVALIDS. 

An  excellent  cooling  and  nourishing  drink  is 
made  by  taking  one  tablespoonful  of  oat-meal,  or 
corn-meal,  put  in  a tumbler  of  cold  water,  and 
then  let  it  settle.  This  should  be  used  instead  of 
the  common  vinegar,  molasses  and  water,  so 
much  drank  by  farmers  in  summer.  Two 
pounds  of  meal  in  a pail  of  water  is  the  right  pro- 
portion. 

The  natural  condition  of  fresh  cool  water,  at 
all  seasons,  is  more  conducive  to  health,  accord- 
ing to  the  varied  changes  in  the  system,  than  ice- 
water. 

For  invalids,  toast-water  is  good  for  a drink.  It 
is  nourishing,  and  removes  the  dryness  of  the 
mouth  and  throat  and  feverishness. 

Cream  of  Tartar- water,  as  a drink,  is  cooling 
and  cleansing,  and  a preventive  of  sickness  when 
used  judiciously.  It  should  be  prepared  by  mix- 
ing one  teaspoonful  of  the  pure  cream  of  tartar, 
one  teaspoonful  of  white  sugar  in  a tumbler  of 


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cold  water;  and  drank  in  small  quantities.  In 
this  way  it  produces  a more  desirable  action  on 
the  system. 

A good  drink  is  made  by  taking  a few  leaves  of 
sage,  putting  them  in  a can,  then  pour  boiling 
water  on  them  and  let  them  steep  half  an  hour, 
and  then  strain  and  drink  occasionally.  This 
drink  cannot  be  extolled  too  highly.  It  is  a healer 
for  the  lungs,  when  combined  with  diluted  syrup 
of  ipecac,  and  a hygiene  diet. 

In  case  of  constipation  of  the  bowels,  an  ad- 
mirable drink  is  made  of  prunes.  Boil  them  in 
a considerable  quantity  of  water.  The  patient 
can  drink  the  fluid,  and  eat  the  fruit,  which  is  an 
excellent  diet ; it  will  produce  an  action  of  the 
bowels,  and  remove  constipation. 

A good  drink  as  a tonic  is  a tea  made  of  cherry 
leaves  (dried) ; drink  it  through  the  day  cold. 

Barley-water  is  a beneficial  drink. 

The  drinks  which  I have  mentioned  are  nutri- 
tious and  medicinal,  but  there  is  one  all-important 
drink,  which  may  be  used  freely,  at  all  times  in 
its  pure  and  sparkling  element,  and  it  always 
proves  a healthful  beverage — the  crystal  fluid, 
Water. 

Milk  is  also  excellent  to  drink.  It  comprises 
the  vegetable,  the  oil,  the  sugar,  the  meal  and 
water,  all  of  which  will  supply  their  places  in  the 


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system.  Raw  milk  should  not  be  used,  as  we 
have  seldom  or  never  pure  milk  in  large  towns. 
It  should  be  scalded  always,  in  order  to  destroy 
the  germs  which  exist  in  it. 

EYPOOHONDEIA. 

This  is  the  scientific  appellation  to  the  disease 
otherwise  known  as  low  spirits,  spleen,  gloomy, 
the  blues,  etc.  It  produces  constant  fear,  anxiety, 
picturing  to  the  individual  phantoms  of  evils; 
creating  troubles  from  falsity,  and  bowing  the 
head  to  nothing.  A person  afflicted  with  this 
disease  is  a victim  to  a combination  of  evils.  The 
cause  of  this  disease  proceeds  from  obstructions 
in  the  system.  At  first  a torpid  state  of  the  cir- 
culation, which  impedes  the  action  of  the  liver, 
the  kidneys,  the  digestive  organs,  and  from  these 
obstructions  nature  does  not  act,  therefore  the 
body  does  not  throw  off  its  usual  quantity  of  bile. 
The  system  absorbs  the  bile,  and  through  this 
process  the  mind  becomes  depressed. 

In  order  to  get  the  machine  in  motion  again,  a 
cathartic  must  be  taken  in  small  quantities,  that 
it  can  have  time  to  work  off  the  obstructions 
through  the  system,  and  get  up  an  action  of  all 
the  organic  forces  of  the  bod}*.  Self-action  must 
do  the  work.  Mind,  air,  and  zvater,  is  the  all 
healer,  as  mind  and  matter  act  together. 


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hyduophobia. 

The  wound  must  be  washed  with  warm  vinegar 
or  tepid  water,  and  well  dried.  Then  a few  drops 
of  muriatic  acid  must  be  poured  on  the  wound. 

ARSENIC  AS  A PROPHYLACTIC. 

This  is  a preventive  and  remedy  for  hydropho- 
bia. 

Dr.  Ernest  Guison,  of  Switzerland,  lately  pre- 
sented to  the  medical  faculty  of  Burne,  thirteen 
persons  from  the  various  towns,  who  had  been 
bitten  by  rabid  dogs.  He  administered  one- 
twentieth  of  a grain  of  arsenic  each  morning  and 
evening.  Eight  of  these  followed  the  advice,  and 
were  not  attacked  with  the  disease ; of  the  re- 
maining five,  three  died,  and  two  remained  un- 
affected. The  arsenic  should  be  applied  to  the 
wound,  as  well  as  taken  inwardly. 

There  are  others  who  have  treated  this  dreaded 
disease  with  Iodine,  and  have  found  it  successful ; 
but  it  is  an  undisputed  fact,  that  in  any  and  all 
cases,  where  a person  has  been  bitten  by  a dog,  it 
is  necessary  to  wash  the  wound  with  vinegar,  and 
then  apply  plantain  leaves,  wilted,  and  change 
■them  often,  and  take  a blood  purifier  for  at 
least  two  or  three  months.  The  mind,  however, 
has  a powerful  effect  upon  the  body,  which  will 
cause  a disease  or  throw  it  off. 

The  power  of  will  can  cure  or  kill.  I can  go 
into  a house  where  a person  is  well  and  make  him 


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sick  in  three  days  with  a fever,  or  if  he  be  sick,  I 
can  cure  him  in  twentv-four  hours. 

Hydrophobia  is  a disease  of  the  mind  instead 
of  the  body,  caused  by  an  impression  through 
hereditary  education,  for  we  see  children  are 
often  bitten  or  scratched  by  a dog,  and  hydro- 
phobia is  not  the  result ; but  in  adults  the  disease 
is  brought  on  by  enticement,  and  nourishing 
through  the  constant  agitation  of  the  mind,  which 
agitation  creates  and  produces  those  things  which 
we  believe  and  expect  will  come. 

There  is  another  great  and  natural  reason  why 
an  adult  is  more  liable  to  be  affected  by  the  bite  of 
a dog,  which  is,  that  they  have  become  more  im- 
pregnated with  animal  propensities  than  a small 
child,  for  the  reason  of  their  having  lived  longer 
with  some  of  the  brute  creation,  blending  their 
emanations  together,  and  having  used  as  food 
animal  flesh.  Thus  an  adult  must  necessarily  be 
more  animalized,  consequently  more  easily  acted 
upon  from  the  effects  of  the  animal,  and  the  result 
proves  the  evil  manner  of  living. 

Another  method  that  has  been  recommended, 
in  wiiich  to  treat  this  dreadful  disease,  which  is  to 
keep  the  patient  under  the  influence  of  chloroform 
or  ether. 

The  tincture  of  livleap,  given  in  doses  of  two  or 
three  drams  each,  will  allay  the  agitation,  and  is 
very  beneficial.  It  is  very  often  the  case  that  a 
simple  remedy  will  effect  the  greatest  cure. 

A newly  discovered  remedy,  which  has  been 


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used  in  some  parts  of  Europe,  and  is  said  to  be 
effectual.  It  is  the  Golden  Cenotides,’'  on  the 
common  rose-bush.  It  is  found  in  quantities  on 
all  rose  trees.  They  are  collected,  dried,  pow- 
dered, and  given ; and  is  said  to  relieve  the 
excitement  of  the  brain,  and  throw  the  patient 
into  a sound  sleep. 

TO  PREVENT  HYDROPHOBIA. 

At  first  it  is  necessary  to  bathe  the  wound  in 
alum-water.  The  patient  must  then  take  a vapor 
bath,  one  each  day,  for  three  days.  After  which 
take  lobelia  and  steep  it  in  boiling  water;  when  it 
is  cold,  bathe  the  wound  in  the  decoction  several 
times  through  the  day,  and  lay  a wet  cloth  on  it 
during  the  night.  Continue  this  until  recovery. 
Also  let  the  patient  drink  a tea  made  of  the  lobelia, 
in  small  quantities,  so  as  not  to  create  vomiting, 
but  that  it  may  enter  the  blood  and  work  through 
the  system.  It  is  also  necessary  to  bind  the  por- 
tion of  the  wounded  limb  leading  to  the  body  firm- 
ly with  a strong  ligature,  in  order  to  prevent  the 
absorption  of  the  poison  into  the  system.  The 
bandage  may  be  removed  after  a few  hours.  It 
is  necessary  that  the  wound  discharge  the 
venomous  blood  freely ; if  it  does  not,  apply  a 
suction  force  to  the  wound. 

This  is  a preventive  of  the  disease  ; if,  however, 
any  symptoms  of  hydrophobia  should  a:ppear, 
immediately  give  a vapor  bath  near  150  degrees 


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Fahrenheit,  and  continue  the  perspiration  for  half 
an  hour,  after  which  a cold  shower,  then  cover 
the  patient  with  blankets  in  bed.  This  may  be 
followed  by  a desire  to  drink ; then  give  a tum- 
blerful of  strong  red-pepper  tea,  with  one  tea- 
spoonful of  tincture  of  lobelia.  If  any  paroxysm 
should  come  on,  repeat  the  sweating  and  the  tea ; 
when  the  system  is  exceedingly  weakened  by  the 
steam,  and  the  sickness  at  the  stomach  is  suc- 
ceeded by  vomiting,  the  danger  is  past,  and  it  is 
well  to  give  spearmint  tea.  If  there  should  be 
any  symptoms  of  a return  of  paroxysms,  repeat 
the  same,  with  greater  vigor. 

Some  temperaments  (where  the  human  is 
blended  with  the  virus  of  the  animal)  will  resist 
the  most  energetic  remedies.  The  constant  co- 
habitation with  dogs  combines  the  two  elements, 
thus  we  have  animalized  men  and  women.  Dogs 
should  be  left  to  live  in  their  natural  element,  the 
same  as  tigers,  bison,  and  lions.  It  is  just  as 
wrong  to  live  with  one  of  these  as  the  other.  It 
would  be  better  to  make  a companion  of  a lion 
than  a dog,  as  he  is  of  a much  higher  order  of 
animal. 

There  is  a snake-stone  found  where  snakes  exist 
which  is  said  to  cure  the  bite  of  a serpent,  by 
applying  it  to  the  wound.  There  is  also  a mad- 
stone  which  will  restore  the  disease  of  rabies. 
These  stones  have  been  found  in  this  country. 
The  object  is,  to  know  what  kind  of  stone  it  is. 
There  are  great  virtues  in  stones.  By  putting  a 


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few  stones  in  a cistern  or  well,  they  will  neutral- 
ize the  water. 

Dr.  Benisson,  of  Lyons,  claims  to  have  discov- 
ered the  remedy  of  vapor  baths  as  a permanent 
cure  for  hydrophobia,  he  having  caught  the  dis- 
ease from  a patient  whom  he  was  attending, 
through  an  abrasion  in  his  index  finger.  He 
entered  the  bath-room  with  the  intention  of  suf- 
focating himself,  with  the  temperature  up  to 
about  two  hundred  degrees.  He  says  : “ All  the 
symptoms  disappeared  as  if  by  magic,  and  since 
then  I have  never  felt  any  more  of  them.  I have 
attended  more  than  eighty  persons  bitten  by 
animals,  and  have  not  lost  one  of  them.'' 

It  is  said,  that  in  every  instance  where  a person 
has  been  bitten  by  a rabid  dog,  small  pestules 
make  their  appearance  sooner  or  later;  but  gene- 
rally from  six  to  nine  days.  These  pestules  must 
be  opened  with  a sharp-pointed  instrument,  as 
they  are  too  tough  to  break  of  themselves,  and 
the  matter  must  be  discharged  and  spit  out,  or  it 
will  be  reabsorbed,  which  reabsorption  is  said  to 
cause  the  paroxysms  termed  hydrophobia.  This 
statement  looks  very  reasonable,  and  is  no  doubt 
true. 

A Preventive,  discovered  by  a French  physi- 
cian, M.  Cossar:  Take  two  spoonfuls  of  fresh 
chloride  of  lime  in  p>owder,  mix  it  with  half  a pint 
of  water,  and  with  this  wash  keep  the  wound 
constantly  bathed  and  frequently  renewed.  The 
chlorine  gas  possesses  the  power  of  decomposing 


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the  tremendous  poison,  and  renders  mild  and 
harmless  that  venom,  against  whose  resistless 
attack  the  artillery  of  science  has  so  long  been 
directed  in  vain.  This  wash  should  be  applied  as 
soon  as  possible  after  the  bite. 

The  following  shows  the  result  of  this  treat- 
ment: From  i8io  to  1824,  there  were  admitted 
in  the  Breslau  Hospital  184  persons,  of  whom 
only  two  died.  From  1793  to  1824,  in  the  Hos- 
pital at  Zurich,  223  persons  were  bitten  by  differ- 
ent animals,  182  by  dogs,  of  whom  only  four  died. 

SNAKE  POISON. 

Carbolic  acid  turns  out  to  be  a deadly  poison 
to  snakes.  A few  drops,  it  is  said,  will  cause  the 
almost  instant  death  of  the  cobra.  I think  it 
advisable  to  send  some  to  India  to  feed  the  cob- 
ras ; and  if  this  be  true,  it  should  be  an  antidote 
to  the  venomousness  of  their  bite. 

NEUEALOIA. 

As  no  two  persons  can  be  treated  alike  we 
present  various  remedies  : 

Veratim gr.  xii.  (Grains  twelve.) 

Spirit  Vini ? ii.  (Two  ounces.) 

Mix  and  rub  the  affected  part  three  times  a day. 

Do.  Tincture  of  Aconlt viii.  (Eight  drops.) 

Aqua  distill  Two  ounces. 

Mix,  and  take  one  teaspoonful  every  two  hours. 


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Also.  Oil  of  Peppermint  will  remove  Neuralgia  by  ap- 
plying it  to  the  parts  affected. 

FACE  NEURALIA. 

Pass  a piece  of  ice  over  the  affected  part  of  the  face 
every  five  or  six  minutes.  It  is  painful,  but  you  can 
lessen  the  pain  by  holding  some  fluid  in  the  mouth,  com- 
posed of  a few  drops  of  Tincture  of  Capsicum  in  a tum- 
bler of  water. 

In  neuralgia  it  is  advisable  to  use  a tea  of  the  sculcap, 
being  steeped  and  drank  cold  through  the  day,  as  a ner- 
vine, to  ally  the  irritation. 

Also.  Apply  to  the  parts  where  there  may  be  pain  ex- 
ternally. 

McMunn’s  Elixer  of  Opium— used  with  caution.  I 
have  known  this  remedy  to  cure  severe  cases  of  neural- 
gia of  long  standing. 

Tincture  of  Aconite  ; sixteen  drops  in  a tablespoonful 
of  cold  water,  to  be  externally  used  on  the  affected  parts. 

Tincture  of  Aconit — Eight  drops,  mixed  in  two  ounces 
of  water,  and  take  one  teaspoonful  every  two  or  three 
hours. — Dr.  Von  Cort, 

ASTHMA. 

Asthma  is  a decidedly  afflicting  disease,  and  is 
seldom  cured.  The  cause  of  this  distressing 
disease  lies,  in  a great  degree,  in  the  nervous 
forces.  The  nerves  connected  with  the  bronchial 
tubes,  which  lead  to  the  lungs,  become  affected, 
so  as  to  cause  obstruction  of  the  circulation  of 
nature’s  action,  therefore  the  breathing  organs 


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cannot  carry  on  their  natural  function.  The  air- 
tubes  are  encircled  with  muscles,  and  like  all 
other  muscles  have  power  of  contraction,  and  are 
united  with  nerves,  which  nerves,  when  they 
become  diseased  or  irritated,  contract,  and  by  so 
doing  close  up  the  air-tubes,  so  that  very  little 
air  can  pass  the  air-cells,  and  that  with  difficulty, 
hence  the  trouble  in  breathing. 

An  attack  of  asthma  may  be  brought  on  by 
mental  agitation,  over  eating,  too  much  hot  drink, 
over  exercise,  and  many  other  causes  An  asth- 
matic attack  is  a paralytic  affection  of  the  forces 
connected  with  the  lungs,  which  cause  the  cough 
and  choking  sensation.  The  attacks  are  periodi- 
cal, and  must  be  cured  by  acting  on  the  nerves 
and  power  of  will.  If  the  patient  raise  himself, 
inflate  his  lungs  as  much  as  possible,  slowly  and 
easily,  respiration  will  naturally  follow. 

The  following  prescription  is  an  excellent  re- 
medy, and  in  some  cases  affects  an  entire  cure ; 
but  as  all  are  not  constituted  alike,  it  may  not 
always  prove  successful : 

Tinct.  Lobelia Two  ounces. 

Tinct.  Assafet One  ounce. 

Iodine  of  Potassa Two  ounces. 

Simple  Syrup  Four  ounces. 

Mix  all  together.  Dose : From  a teaspoonful  to  a 
tablespoonful  every  hour,  as  the  case  may  require. 

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Syrup  ot  Ipecac .One  ounce. 

Water Three  ounces. 

Sweet  Oil One  quarter  of  an  ounce. 


Dose  : One  teaspoonful  every  hour. 

Another  prescription,  good  in  some  cases,  is  the 
following : 

Pulver  Sulphr. : asst,  in  powder;  mix  with  white  sugar, 
and  make  three  grain  powders. 

Dose  One  powder  three  times  a day. 

Asthma  and  Piles  are  two  diseases  which  are 
sympathetic,  they  being  at  opposite  ends  of  the 
magnetic  poles. 

A pectoral  decoction  composed  of  barley,  figs,  liquor- 
ice-root,  raisins  and  water,  each  in  equal  proportions. 

Dose ; One  teaspoonful,  four  times  a day,  with  a little 
cold  water. 

FOR  PILES. 


Figs One  ounce. 

Senna One  ounce. 


Chop  them  fine  and  mix  them  together.  Eat  a little  of 
this  mixture,  three  times  a day,  on  an  empty  stomach. 

If  this  simple  direction  be  followed  faithfully, 
relief  from  this  troublesome  disease  will  be  the 
result,  as  it  is  caused  by  inaction  of  the  bowels. 

It  is  often  necessary  to  use  salt  water  injections. 
Three  injections  the  first  day,  two  the  second, 
and  one  the  third ; this  will  create  regularity  of 
the  bowels. 

Piles  is  a disease  about  which  a great  deal  can 
be  said.  It  is  a prevailing  malady  very  little 


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understood.  The  cause  and  commencement  is 
the  brain,  and  it  must  be  cured  through  that 
organ,  or  not  at  all.  Piles  originate  from  mental 
rather  than  any  other  disturbance  of  the  body. 
Anxiety,  disappointment,  excitement  of  the  mind, 
all  affect  the  body.  Occupying  the  mind  in  read- 
ing papers,  while  engaged  in  the  process  of  eva- 
cuation, is  a habit  injurious  to  the  intestinal 
organs,  also  to  the  rectum,  and  is  offensive  and 
disgusting.  Any  mental  occupation  during  the 
action  of  these  organs  is  certain  to  stamp  disease 
on  the  weakest  part,  and  it  should  be  observed 
that  Piles  are  periodical  in  their  appearance  and 
disappearance.  About  the  same  time  the  patient 
had  them  last  year  they  will  return  at  the  same 
season  this  year.  By  adhering  to  the  laws  of 
health  the  suffering  can  be  warded  off. 

Periodical  attacks  of  diseases  may  all  be  pre- 
vented by  timely  care,  which  will  assist  the  func- 
tions of  the  body  to  perform  their  duties. 

Some  people  suffer  from  Piles  for  years,  using 
no  remedy,  being  ignorant  of  causes  and  effects, 
and  being  possessed  of  that  false  modesty  which 
destroys  self-possession.  Intelligence  and  refine- 
ment will  not  mask  physical  laws,  but  will  throw 
a halo  of  light  around  the  least  of  them. 

For  Piles  mental  quietude  is  an  all-healing 
balm.  All  the  natural  laws  of  the  body  must  be 
obeyed.  The  patient  must  diet,  so  that  the  con- 
tents of  the  intestines  may  be  discharged  without 
straining.  The  utmost  system  and  regularity  is 


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necessary.  If  the  vessels  protrude  they  must  be 
carefully  pushed  upward  and  time  allowed  for 
them  to  be  adjusted,  at  least  in  some  degree. 

The  drug-stores  are  full  of  Pile  medicines : but 
they  are  all  humbugs.  Self-reliant  restorative  is 
a force  which  cannot  be  defeated,  and  that  must 
act  on  the  functions  of  the  body. 

A man  was  cured  simply  by  carrying  a horse- 
chestnut  in  his  pocket  for  several  years  : when  he 
threw  the  chestnut  away  the  Piles  came  back. 

Another  was  entirely  cured  in  the  same  man- 
ner. A horse-chestnut  is  recommended  as  a 
remedy,  it  having  the  properties  which  are  heal- 
ing to  hemorrhoids.  I have  found  that  if  medi- 
cines must  be  used  it  is  necessary  to  use  only 
those  which  will  assist  in  opening  the  passage, 
and  that  can  be  better  accomplished  by  attention 
to  proper  diet,  as  above  stated : in  cases  of  ex- 
treme pain  it  may  be  necessary  to  use  injections, 
with  the  simple  remedies  which  you  will  find 
here,  will  assist  nature  in  performing  her  work. 

Many  persons  have  found  relief  in  hip  baths  ; 
some  should  use  them  hot,  others  warm,  and 
others  cold,  according  to  the  constitution. 

It  is  necessary  for  all  afflicted  with  Piles  to  use 
an  ointment  made  by  putting  celendine  leaves  or 
root  in  olive  oil,  or  fresh,  unsalted  butter ; set  it 
on  a hot  stove  and  let  it  stand  for  several  hours, 
then  strain  it,  and  when  cold,  apply  it.  It  is  an 
excellent  ointment,  and  sometimes  will  cure  with- 


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out  any  other  remedy,  except  the  one  all  import- 
ant, the  regulation  of  the  abdominal  forces. 

A simple  regulator  is  the  following:  One  tea- 
spoonful of  sulpher  mixed  with  a little  milk,  to  be 
taken  every  evening  or  as  often  as  necessary. 

Poultices  are  sometimes  necessary  when  the 
case  has  been  neglected  until  ulcers  form,  which 
are  painful.  A good  poultice  can  be  made  of 
flaxseed  or  slippery  elm  bark  (ground)  and  mix- 
ed with  hot  water,  and  applied  warm. 

Diet  must  be  adhered  to  in  this  disease.  It 
must  be  hygiene ; no  fine  white  wheat  bread 
should  be  eaten,  it  is  especially  injurious.  No 
tea ; milk  and  water,  hot  or  cold  ; coffee  with  cau- 
tion, not  strong.  If  vegetable  diet  be  used,  such 
as  the  various  kinds  of  peas  and  beans,  it  may  not 
be  necessary  to  take  medicine  to  act  on  the 
bowels,  as  they  are  laxative. 

PROLAPSUS  ANI. 

Peach  leaves,  used  as  a tea,  is  a useful  remedy. 

INJECTIONS  FOR  WINDY  TUMORS. 

Take  the  bruised  seed  of  garden  angelica,  two 
ounces,  steep  with  one  pint  of  boiling  water,  add 
half  pint  of  milk,  one  gill  of  molasses,  one  gill  of 
olive  oil,  one  teaspoonful  of  salt.  Use  twice  a 
day. 

PILE  SALVE. 

Collodion,  five  parts  ; Turpentine,  two  parts ; 
Castor  Oil,  one  part.  Mix  all  together  and  use 
it  two  or  three  times  a day. 


Medical  Adviser. 


127 


BOWEL  COMPLAINT,  CHOLEEA  MOEBUS,  CHOLEBA, 
COLIC,  &c. 

All  diseases  of  the  bowels,  kidneys,  and  bladder 
should  be  treated  with  external  applications,  in 
order  to  assist  nature  to  restore  circulation. 

Diseases  of  the  bowels  are  caused  by  exposure 
to  cold  or  dampness  in  some  way ; frequently 
from  damp  feet.  In  case  of  a chill,  frequent 
droughts  of  hot  water,  with  a few  d:ops  of 
tincture  of  capsicum,  should  be  taken,  and  bottles 
of  hot  water  applied  to  the  feet.  In  case  of  severe 
pain,  injections  should  be  given  of  hot  water, 
with  a small  piece  of  gum-opium  dissolved  in  the 
water. 

Disease  of  the  bowels  is  sometimes  caused  by 
constipation.  Excessive  constipation  creates  an 
irritation.  In  such  a case  a mild  cathartic  must 
be  administered,  and  continued  until  an  evac- 
uation is  produced.  We  use  small  doses  to 
prevent  inflammation.  If  there  be  any  soreness 
in  any  part  of  the  abdomen,  apply  a poultice  of 
slippery  elm  bark,  and  have  it  thick  and  warm, 
and  repeated  until  the  pain  is  wholly  removed. 

It  is  a pernicious  practice  to  treat  any  disease 
oi  the  bowels  with  Morphia.  Morphia  checks  the 
circulation  by  stupefying  nature,  and  undermines 
the  action  of  the  system,  causes  bloating,  and 
great  lassitude ; finally  the  whole  body  becomes 
in  a degree  paralyzed. 


128  Household  Treasure  ; or 

I have  cured  looseness  of  the  bowels,  of  from 
ten  to  fifteen  years  standing,  by  simply  prescrib- 
ing the  patients  to  chew  spearmint  every  day 
until  recovered.  Such  cases  never  are  liable  to  a 
return  of  the  disease.  Other  cases  have  been 
cured  by  the  patients  chewing  two  or  three 
cloves  a day  ; but  in  such  cases  particular  atten- 
tion should  be  paid  to  diet ; no  animal  food  should 
be  eaten. 

Simple  remedies  cure  diseases  The  use  of 
strong  concentrated  poisons  destroy  the  delicate 
structure  of  the  human  body,  which  requires 
nothing  more  than  proper  attention  to  diet,  air, 
water,  and  exercise.  If  you  wish  to  live  in  health 
and  happiness,  imbibe  not  the  habits  and  customs 
which  now  predominate. 

After  using  the  remedies  above  named,  if  the 
pain  be  not  removed,  repeat  them.  Never  cease 
until  the  sufferer  is  relieved. 

Many  think  one  application  of  a remedy  is  suffi- 
cient— they  do  not  like  the  trouble  of  renewing  it. 
I have  seen  patients  lying  like  dogs,  waiting  for 
nature  to  act  unaided,  which  is  like  standing  still 
and  saying  to  a large  stone,  “ out  of  my  way ; 
put  your  strength  to  it  and  it  will  go. 

The  human  system  generally  has  become  so 
deteriorated  that  it  needs  assistance  to  recuper- 
ate. All  have  lost  sight  of  the  laws  of  life  and 
health,  having  been  slaves  to  customs  and  fashion ; 
let  us  hope  for  knowledge  and  vitalization. 


Medical  Adviser. 


129 


Cholera. — This  dreaded  disease  has  become 
better  understood  in  all  countries  It  is  no  longer 
looked  upon  as  the  wandering  Jew,  rushing  from 
nation  to  nation,  from  town  to  town,  devouring 
alike  the  high  and  the  low. 

The  philosophy  of  natural  laws,  and  scientific 
development  in  the  treatment  of  this  disease, 
have  dispelled  much  of  the  fear  which  existed 
formerly. 

As  usual,  on  the  first  appearance  of  cholera, 
there  are  many  remedies,  which  of  course  is  right, 
for  it  is  seldom  that  any  two  cases  can  be  treated 
alike. 

Generally  hot  remedies  are  used,  internally  and 
externally  ; but  in  some  cases  cold  applications 
are  better.  In  all  cases  rubbing  very  briskly, 
with  salt  water,  either  hot,  cold,  or  tepid,  as  the 
case  may  require,  should  not  be  neglected.  The 
constitution  of  the  patient  must  decide  the  kind 
of  treatment  necessary. 

I knew  a case  of  cholera  where  hot  treatment 
was  used,  and  it  aggravated  the  pain  ; the  treat- 
ment was  changed  to  cold,  and  the  patient  was 
relieved  almost  immediately. 

Another  severe  case  was  cured  by  taking  a 
small  teaspoonful  of  pepper-sauce,  as  prepared 
for  table  use,  every  half  hour,  and  hot  irons  placed 
at  the  feet. 

A vapor  bath  is  sometimes  an  immediate  cure 
for  cholera.  If  a vapor  bath  cannot  be  had,  place 
the  patient  in  front  of  a wood  fire,  and  rub  cne 


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Hotisehold  Treasure ; or^ 


whole  body  briskly.  The  heat  and  electricity 
from  the  wood  fire  acts  as  a magnet  on  the  sys- 
tem. 

The  secret  of  self-healing  is,  to  be  your  own 
doctor,  and  throw  off  any  disease,  before  it  gets 
hold  of  the  system.  “ An  ounce  of  prevention  is 
better  than  a pound  of  cure.*' 

Many  diseases  are  imaginary,  and  others  are 
caused  from  an  inordinate  use  of  medicine.  The 
excessive  use  of  the  nostrums  which  flood  this 
country  does  much  injury  ; with  the  masses  it  has 
become  a mania  to  take  medicines. 

Young  girls  talk  about  ‘rif  I should  be  sick/' 
just  as  if  it  were  necessary  to  be  sick.  Now,  I 
say  to  you,  young  girls  and  boys,  you  have  no 
right  to  be  sick.  Eat,  drink,  sleep,  and  dress 
properly.  Live  on  a hygiene  diet,  use  exercise, 
air,  and  water ; and  to  young  men  1 say  avoid 
tobacco  as  you  would  the  scorpion’s  dart,  and 
sickness  will  not  find  you,  neither  will  decrepit 
old  age. 

But  in  maturity  and  beauty 
You  will  ever  abound  ; 

Gray  hairs,  false  teeth,  and  dim  eyes 
Will  not  come  around. 

Is  Asiatic  cholera  in  the  air?  No.  Is  the  plague 
at  the  door?  Yes,  it  is  in  every  house.  Why  not 
scan  the  cause  of  evils  ? Strichnia  in  hogs,  moriam 
in  cattle,  epizoctic  in  horses,  scap  in  sheep,  pip  in 
chickens,  which  are  all  scrofula. 

What  becomes  of  all  the  consumptive,  scrofu- 


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131 

lous,  gouty,  measel3^  syphilitic  animais?  Who 
ate  the  first  corpse'^  Man  has  made  a graveyard 
of  his  body,  for  diseased  animal  flesh. 

Animals  are  not  diseased  in  their  natural  state, 
nor  within  themselves,  but  their  element  is  not  in 
accordance,  nor  in  harmony,  with  the  human.  It 
was  brought  into  use  with  the  many  irreligious 
acts  of  the  people  called  Jews,  after  many  cen- 
turies of  their  unholy  existence. 

MORPHINE. 

A case  came  under  my  observation  in  the  fall 
of  1869  of  treatment  of  morphine.  A young  man 
of  steady  habits  and  robust  constitution,  had 
slightly  strained  himself  by  lifting,  and  had  taken 
cold,  which  settled  in  his  side,  causing  pain.  The 
family  sent  for  a physician,  who  prescribed  mor- 
phine, which  was  continued  for  two  weeks. 

During  the  whole  of  this  time,  the  patient  had 
been  in  a state  of  delirium,  except  an  occasional 
interval,  when  the  effect  of  the  morphine  had 
abated. 

From  a healthy  condition,  his  entire  nervous 
system  was  prostrated  so  that  his  recovery  was 
doubtful ; he  was  unable  to  lift  his  hand.  There 
had  been  no  action  of  the  bow^els,  and  the  urinary 
organs  were  deadened.  At  this  juncture  of  the 
case  the  physician  prescribed  liquor,  as  he  said, 
for  the  purpose,  of  restoring  strength,  which  pro- 
duced delirium  tremens  to  that  degree  that  it 


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Household  Treasure ; or 


took  two  men  to  hold  him  in  bed.  At  this  stage 
of  the  disease  another  physician  was  called,  who 
immediately  stopped  the  liquor,  and  ordered 
nothing  but  quiet  and  nourishment ; this,  with  the 
untiring  care  of  his  friends,  brought  about  a re- 
covery. 

This  was  a case  that  needed  no  physician : a 
hot  bath,  and  rest,  with  proper  diet,  a mustard 
poultice,  in  case  of  pain,  on  the  part  affected,  and 
quiet  of  two  or  three  days,  would  have  been 
sufficient  for  recuperation.  Instead  of  that,  he 
was  two  months  out  of  business,  and  lost  his 
situation. 

There  are  thousands  of  such  cases  transpiring 
continually;  it  is  therefore  of  the  utmost  impor- 
tance for  every  one  to  provide  himself  with  the 
means  of  self-treatment.  By  studying  and  under- 
standing one’s  and  the  natural  laws  which 
govern  the  human  body,  we  can  learn  how  to 
avoid  sickness,  preserve  the  health  and  beauty, 
and  long  life  is  the  result. 


HUMAN  METE0E3. 

The  human  body  has  power  to  throw  off  dis- 
eases, under  the  same  law  that  comets  throw  off 
meteors. 

When  they  are  over-burdened  with  matter 
faster  than  it  can  be  laid  away,  the  electric  force 
ignites  and  throws  it  off ; so  with  the  human 
body,  by  keeping  up  the  electric  force,  avoiding 


Med ical  A dviser.  133 

all  unnatural  elements  and  propensities,  has 
power  to  throw  off  all  diseases. 

Sir  John  Hiershell  saw  a stream  01  matter 
thrown  out  from  a comet  in  1802,  which  wholly 
separated  from  the  comet.  Thus  diseases  are 
thrown  from  the  body,  and  separated  from  the 
body,  which  can  also  be  seen  under  a proper 
scientific  process. 

Meteors  are  composed  of  the  same  matter  that 
comets  are,  and  are  subject  to  the  same  atmos- 
phere, and  their  evolutions  are  of  the  same  nature. 
They  are  constantly  forming  and  increasing,  and 
when  they  become  too  much  charged  with  elec- 
tricity they  burst,  losing  the  power  to  contain 
themselves,  and  burn,  as  the  force  of  the  electric 
explosion  carries  them  through  the  air. 

MERCURY 

From  the  time  of  Parcellus  until  recently,  with 
few  exceptions,  mercury  has  been  considered  effi- 
cacious in  causing  the  bile  to  flow  from  the  liver ; 
but  common  sense  has  at  last  predominated  and 
proven  that  theory  is  sometimes  a falsity.  Scienti- 
fic investigation  of  learned  professors,  and  a com- 
mittee of  physicians,  upon  experimenting  with 
mercury,  have  found  that  mercury  had  no  chola- 
gogue  action  on  the  liver. 

The  committee  was  composed  of  seven  of  the 
most  competent  men  in  Europe.  They  con- 
tinued their  investigations  for  several  years,  and 


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Household  Treasure ; or 


their  report  is  that  mercury  has  no  action  on  the 
liver  to  increase  the  flow  of  bile.  Therefore  the 
committee  denounced  the  use  of  mercury  or  calo- 
mel in  all  cases  as  a medicine,  they  being  injuri- 
ous to  the  human  system.  This  comprises  the 
theory  of  the  eminent  Prussian  physician  C.  J. 
Von  Cort,  M.  D.,  who  was  for  many  years  a prac- 
ticing physician  in  the  city  of  New  York,  where 
he  treated  chronic  liver  diseases  and  other  dis- 
eases, which  were  generally  considered  incurable, 
with  success — he  always  denouncing  the  use  of 
mercury  or  calomel.  Through  his  untiring  ex- 
ertions he  succeeded  in  getting  the  blue  pill  treat- 
ment abolished  in  our  army  during  the  Southern 
Rebellion. 

Although  this  mercurial  treatment  has  very 
much  diminished,  it  is  still  used  to  a considerable 
extent,  to  the  great  suffering  of  those  who  are 
afflicted  with  its  effect,  by  the  loss  of  nearly  all 
of  the  natural  energies  of  the  body.  Many  are,  in 
consequence  of  its  use,  compelled  to  go  on 
crutches  for  life,  if  they  should  not  be  so  fortu- 
nate as  to  find  some  one  able  to  restore  them : 
the  only  remedy  is  to  remove  the  mercury  from 
the  system.  Most  of  the  rheumatic  suffering  in 
this  country  is  caused  by  the  use  of  mercury. 

The  report  above  referred  to  was  given  in  1869. 
It  fell  heavily  on  the  medical  faculty,  for  the  use 
of  mercury  had  been  in  vogue  for  almost  centu- 
ries, opposing  every  reform  which  had  from  time 
to  time  been  brought  to  bear  against  it. 


Medical  Adviser, 


135 


Paracellus  asserted  that  mercury  acted  on  the 
liver  ; and,  without  any  experimental  or  scientific 
knowledge  of  its  properties,  it  has  been  used  by 
thousands,  believing  without  proof  that  which 
tliey  did  not  know.  This  is  only  illustrative  of 
‘‘  the  blind  leading  the  blind.'’  We  hope  soon  to 
find  this  great  evil  thrown  aside  among  the  things 
that  were. 

To  restore  the  system  from  the  effects  of  mer- 
cury requires  very  diligent  and  scientific  treat- 
ment. A vapor  bath  twice  a week,  and  after  each 
bath  the  patient  should  be  rubbed  over  the  whole 
body  with  flax-seed  oil,  and  the  whole  body  kept 
in  a natural  heat — ^using  only  the  blood  vitalizer 
as  a medicine. 

HERBS  FOR  PURIFYING  THE  BLOOD. 


Wild  cherry  bark,  bruised One  ounce. 

Sweet  Fern Two  ounces. 

Burdock  root Two  ounces. 

Yellow  Dock  root Two  ounces. 

Senna Two  ounces. 

Juniper  berries  Two  ounces. 

Sarsaparilla Two  ounces. 


Divide  in  fourteen  parts.  Steep  each  day  one  part  in 
one  pint  of  water  ; when  cold,  strain  and  drink  it  through 
the  day. 


136 


Household  Treasure ; or^ 


ST.  VITUS^  DANCE. 

This  disease  is  characterized  by  a convulsive 
action  of  the  muscles,  sometimes  it  is  confined  to 
particular  parts  of  the  body,  and  sometimes  the 
whole  body  is  affected.  Young  persons  of  both 
sexes,  and  those  whose  health  is  somewhat  im- 
paired, are  liable  to  it.  It  usually  makes  its 
attack  at  the  age  of  ten  years,  and  if  they  do  not 
try  recuperative  cure,  it  will  probably  follow  the 
patients  through  life,  and  finally  lead  to  paralysis* 
The  disease  arises  from  various  causes.  I know 
a family  where  this  disease  is  hereditary  ; all  the 
children  are  more  or  less  afflicted  with  a spas- 
modic affection  of  the  nerves. 

There  are  many  cases  in  this  country  among 
young  boys  and  girls,  where  the  disease  is  caused 
by  unnatural  excess,  which  they  have  brought 
upon  themselves  through  ignorance  of  nature’s 
laws,  and  the  neglect  in  instructing  children  in 
regard  to  the  laws  of  health. 

Hoping  the  children  of  future  generations  may 
be  more  carefully  taught,  I will  now  give  the  re- 
medy which  I have  seen  used  more  than  twenty 
years,  and  which  has  never  failed  ; but  in  order  to 
remove  a disease  which  penetrates  the  whole 
body,  requires  time  and  perseverance,  and  a de- 
termination to  succeed.  This  simple  and  healing 
remedy  is  a decoction  of  the  herb  (Suctellaria 
Luteriflora)  or  Sculcap.  Steep  every  morning, 


Medical  A dviser.  1 3 7 

so  that  you  have  half  a pint,  and  drink  this 
throudh  the  day.  Continue  until  well, 

SMAETWEED  FOE  EEYSIPBLAS. 

Take  dry  smartweed  and  moisten  with  vvater, 
apply  it  to  the  part  affected.  If  the  herb  can  be 
obtained  green  it  is  preferable.  This  will  remove 
the  evil ; as  an  antidote  for  the  poison  contained 
in  the  surface,  a tea  drank  of  this  herb  will  assist 
in  removing  the  disease  from  the  interior  of  the 
body.  Erysipelas  is  caused  by  injudicious  living, 
which  creates  a putrefaction  of  the  blood.  No 
person  would  have  this  disease  if  he  took  suffici- 
ent out-door  exercise  and  used  a natural  and 
proper  diet,  and  also  took  a sponge-bath  every 
morning  and  evening  in  order  to  keep  the  pores 
of  the  skin  free,  so  that  nature  can  throw  off  the 
impure  matter  which  accumulates.  This  disease 
is  often  caused  by  medicine  which  has  been  pre- 
viously taken,  and  may  have  been  gathering  in 
the  system  for  years ; which  only  goes  to  prove 
that  nature  has  but  little  strength  left  when  the 
disease  appears  upon  the  surface. 

There  is  no  permanent  cure  for  this  disease  ex- 
cept the  Blood  Purifier,”  the  prescription  of 
which  is  in  this  book.  It  must  be  taken  for  two 
or  three  months,  so  as  to  move  the  bowels  once 
or  twice  in  twenty-four  hours.  This  medicine  is 
also  a vitalizer  for  the  whole  body,  and  food  for 
the  blood. 


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LOCE-JAW. 

To  treat  Lock-Jaw,  the  first  thing  necessary  is 
to  make  an  incision  in  the  wound  and  cut  cross- 
wise into  the  disaffected  flesh  and  apply  salt  or 
capsicum  tincture  in  a small  quantity  to  promote 
a reaction  in  the  wound,  which  will  draw  the  ef- 
fect from  the  jaw.  Apply  clear  mustard,  mixed 
with  hot  vinegar,  to  the  palms  of  the  hands  and 
on  the  soles  of  the  feet,  and  the  magnetic  battery 
to  the  jaw  and  down  the  nerves  of  the  neck,  each 
side.  Administer  a teaspoonful  of  tincture  of  cap- 
sicum, distilled  with  a few  teaspoonfuls  of  sculcap 
tea,  or  water,  if  the  tea  be  not  prepared.  Use  no 
chloroform,  as  that  stupefies  the  natural  forces 
and  deters  recovery.  The  wound  should  be  thor- 
oughly cleansed  every  day  in  order  that  no  pus 
can  accumulate  in  it.  The  bowels  should  be 
kept  active ; if  necessary,  use  injections  of  hot 
water  freely. 

dysenteey. 

When  there  is  costiveness  before  the  com- 
mencement of  Dysentery,  take  castor  oil  at  first, 
then  apply  a hot  flax-seed  poultice  over  the  bow- 
els, and  when  it  is  removed,  lay  a hop-bag  across 
the  same,  hot,  but  dry.  After  the  oil  has  opera- 
ted, take  an  emulsion  of  almond  oil,  the  white 
of  an  egg,  and  white  sugar,  equal  parts,  rubbed 
well  together  in  a mortar,  then  add  ten  drops 
tincture  of  opi,  croeati. 


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139 


Dose — One  teaspoonful  every  hour. 

The  following  is  a good,  safe  and  mild  prescrip- 
tion for  Dysentery  : 

I ake  ten  grains  of  gum  opium,  and  make  it  soft 
with  gumarabic  water,  then  mix  in  the  opium, 
pulverized  ginger,  with  one  grain  of  powdered 
capsicum ; mix  all  together  in  a pill  mass,  and  di- 
vide it  into  ten  pills. 

Dose — Take  one  pill  after  each  passage  until 
three  have  been  taken,  then  stop  for  a day,  and  if 
the  disease  is  not  removed  take  them  again. 

POE  DIAEEHOBA. 

Take  equal  parts  of  tincture  of  laudanum,  cay- 
enne pepper,  tincture  of  rheubarb,  essence  of  pep- 
per mint,  and  spirits  of  camphor  ; mix  them  in  one 
bott  le. 

Dose — From  five  to  thirty  drops,  to  be  repeated 
every  ten  or  twenty  minutes,  according  to  cir- 
cumstances. 

No  person  would  ever  have  Diarrhoea  if  he 
would  live  according  to  the  natural  and  divine 
laws  of  life.  Eat,  drink  and  sleep  as  a human  be- 
ing should,  and  disease  would  be  unknown. 

A small  piece  of  chalk,  mixed  in  oatmeal  gruel, 
will  sometimes  remove  Diarrhoea.  The  same  can 
be  used  for  children  in  their  food. 


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ACCIDENTAL  P0IS0NIN&. 

If  a person  swallows  poison  of  any  kind,  or 
overloads  the  stomach  so  as  to  create  pain  or  con- 
vulsions, an  immediate  remedy  is  necessary.  A 
very  simple  and  easily  procured  antidote  is,  to 
mix  a heaping  teaspoonful  ot  salt,  and  as  much 
ground  mustard,  in  a cup  of  warm  or  cold  water, 
and  drink  it.  This  causes  immediate  vomiting, 
which  relieves  the  stomach  of  its  poisonous  con- 
tents. As  the  stomach  becomes  quiet,  take  the 
white  of  an  egg  or  a cup  of  strong  coffee. 

The  above  is  a safe  and  successful  prescription, 
and  always  available. 

BLEEDING  OP  THE  NOSE. 

To  stop  bleeding  of  the  nose,  bathe  the  back 
of  the  neck  in  cold  water,  and  press  downward  on 
each  side  of  the  throat  on  the  large  blood  vessels, 
in  order  to  throw  the  blood  downward  ; then  fold 
a small  piece  of  white  muslin  in  a roll  and  press  it 
above  the  front  teeth  under  the  upper  lip — thus 
checking  the  blood  through  the  arteries  leading 
to  the  nose.  In  some  cases  it  is  advantageous  to 
immerse  the  feet  in  hot  mustard-water,  in  order 
to  draw  the  blood  from  the  head. 


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Petrification. 

If  it  be  desirable  to  petrify  a body,  place  it  in 
an  atmosphere  of  alkali,  and  it  will  become  hard 
like  stone.  Apply  a thin  coating  of  wax  to  the 
face  and  exclude  the  air  from  the  coffin,  and  fill 
it  with  plaster  of  Paris. 

To  Destroy  Bugs. 

Bugs  cannot  stay  nor  exist  in  hot  salt  and 
water,  nor  in  hot  alum-water ; but  all  such  pre- 
ventives, to  be  effectual,  must  be  thoroughly 
used.  After  a thorough  application  of  either  of 
the  above  liquids,  put  a little  blue  salve  around 
the  joints  and  in  the  crevices  of  the  bedstead,  and 
the  eradication  will  be  entire^ 


To  Destroy  Boaches. 

The  Knoxville  says  : “ This  vermin  is  easily  de- 
stroyed, by  cutting  up  green  cucumbers  at  night 
and  placing  them  about  where  the  roaches  are.” 
The  pealings  will  answer  the  same  purpose.  Re- 
move the  pearings  in  the  morning  and  renew 
them  at  night. 

Stammering, 

The  only  way  to  cure  stammering  is  by  vigilant 
care.  If  the  person  addicted  to  this  habit  will 
stop  and  let  the  nerves  settle  whenever  the  stam- 
mering begins,  then  quietly  commence  to  speak 


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again,  he  will,  in  time,  with  patience  and  perse- 
verance, overcome  this  distressing  defect. 

Lettuce, 

Lettuce  is  a healthy,  nutritious  vegetable,  eaten 
in  season.  It  comes  at  a time  when  the  body 
needs  that  kind  of  food.  Made  into  a salad  it 
combines  the  elements  necessary  to  assist  in 
cleansing  the  system.  The  opiate,  the  acetic 
acid  (contained  in  the  vinegar),  is  useful  in  cleans- 
ing the  membranes,  and  the  sedative  properties 
allay  irritation  and  prevent  the  bad  effect  arising 
from  animal  flesh,  which  evil  and  sin  hasi  hroiight 
into  use. 

LEPROSY. 

The  civil  Surgeon  of  Remdwa  reports  a 
wretched  case  which  came  to  him  from  Bombay, 
in  great  distress,  saying  that  his  friends  had  ex- 
cluded him  from  their  presence,  and  he  was 
obliged  to  live  alone  in  a hut.  He  was  at  this 
time  mottled  with  rose-color.  The  doctor  had 
him  at  once  washed  with  soap  and  warm  water, 
and  the  patient  soon  showed  signs  of  improve- 
ment. He  was  then  annointed  with  carbolic  acid 
and  oil,  with  such  good  effect,  that  the  next  day 
he  wrote  to  his  wife  to  expect  him  home  in  a 
week.  In  short,  this  treatment  proved  a complete 
cure. 


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To  Eemove  Musquito  Bites. 

Apply  glycerine.  It  will  generally  remove  the 
irritation  and  swelling  at  once. 

Marble  Cleaning. 

Mix  a teaspoonful  of  salts  of  tartar  to  half  a 
gallon  of  water ; rub  it  first  with  a cloth  wet  in 
solution,  and  afterwards  rub  with  a dry  cloth. 

/ TO  CUEE  THE  DISEASE  OP  SMOKINCl. 

Take  a handful  of  Ipecac,  a handful  of  elecam- 
pane, a small  part  of  blood-root,  a small  part  of 
myhr,  put  them  all  in  gm,  add  a teacupful  of  loaf 
sugar.  DoscTr-One  tablespoonful  one  hour  before 
and  after  ea<pi  meal. 

A MILD  AND  SAFE  CATHAETIO. 

Take  dog-fennel,  or,  as  it  is  often  called,  May-  - 
weed,  and  the  white  daisy,  equal  parts,  bruise 
them,  and  then  let  them  stand  in  water,  until  the 
water  draws  the  properties  of  the  plants,  then 
drink  a portion  half  an  hour  before  each  meal. 

This  has  proved  an  infallible  remedy  for* 
costiveness. 

COEN  CHEE. 

This  remedy  I have  used  with  perfect  success. 
Take  the  leaves  of  the  plant  known  as  the  “ Live- 
forever,”  and  mash  the  soft,  pulpy  leaves ; take  oflF 


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the  outside  hard  coating  of  the  corn  and  bind  the 
soft  pulp  on  ; let  it  be  thick,  so  it  will  not  dry 
through  the  night.  Take  off  the  application  in 
the  morning,  and  scrape  off  the  loose  coating 
which  will  have  become  soft,  and  if  this  does  not 
remove  the  entire  corn  repeat  the  operation  the 
following  night,  and  so  on  until  it  is  entirely 
removed. 

To  prevent  Corns,  wear  comfortable  shoes,  and 
bathe  the  feet  every  night  in  cold  water,  and  rub 
them  briskly  dry  ; then  appl)^  castor  oil  to  those 
parts  of  the  feet  where  Corns  are  most  likely  to 
form.  This  is  a permanent  preventive. 

A REMEDY  FOR  SNAKE  BITES. 

This  remedy,  it  has  been  stated,  is  a positive 
cure  for  Snake  Bites. 

Take  an  egg  and  beat  it  up  well,  then  stir  in  a 
tablespoonful  of  gun-powder,  and  the  same  quan- 
tity of  salt.  Spread  this  on  linen  and  apply  it  on 
the  wound.  Soon  after  it  is  applied  the  back  of 
the  linen  will  show  evidence  of  the  poison  by 
turning  green  ; then  apply  a second  plaster,  and 
continue  to  change  until  the  discoloration  of  the 
cloth  ceases  to  be  apparent.  This  remedy  is  said 
to  have  cured  persons  bitten  by  the  most  poison- 
ous snakes.  During  this  operation,  if  a decoc- 
tion of  lobelia  be  taken  in  small  doses,  it  would 
be  very  beneficial. 


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TO  CLARIFY  IMPURE  WATER. 

Impure  water  may  be  improved  by  throwing  a 
few  scraps  of  sheet  iron  into  the  tank,  also  a few 
stones.  These  prevent  the  water  from  decom- 
posing and  keep  it  pure,  rendering  safe  for  use. 

TO  PREVENT  HAIR  FROM  FALLING  OUT. -r- 

One  grain  of  tartar  emetic,  put  in  eight  ounces 
of  water.  Manipulate  the  head  well  and  often 
with  this  to  keep  the  blood  in  the  scalp.  On  no 
account  use  alcohol,  and  soap  is  to  be  avoided,  as 
they  destroy  the  albumen  that  composes  the 
outer  skin. 

HOT  MILK  AS  A MEDICINE. 

Hot  milk  is  a safe  and  certain  cure  for  diarrhoea 
in  all  its  forms.  A pint  of  hot  milk,  every  four 
hours,  will  check  the  most  violent  diarrhoea,  stom- 
ach-ache, incipient  cholera,  or  dysenter}^  Half 
a pint  every  meal  cures  gradually  and  gently  any 
common  diarrhoea.  There  is  nothing  more  sooth 
mg  to  the  whole  alimentary  canal.  I have  never- 
known  it  fail  curing  in  from  one  to  one  and  a half 
hours.  Some  that  have  been  afflicted  with  diarr- 
hoea from  youth,  so  that  the  disease  has  become 
chronic,  have  been  cured  entirely  by  the  use  of 
hot  milk.  In  fact,  this  is  an  ancient  remedy 
which  my  mother  used  in  her  family  of  fourteen' 
children,  which  she  brought  up  without  ever  em- 
nloying  a physician. 


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CEMENT  FOS  EEPAIEINa  CEACKS  IN  STOVES. 

Take  wood-ashes  and  salt,  equal  parts,  or  a lit- 
tle less  salt,  mix  to  a paste  with  cold  water,  and 
fill  the  cracks,  when  the  stove  or  range  is  cold. 
This  cement  will  soon  become  perfectly  hard. 

TO  EEMOVE  FEECELES. 

Place  a few  rusty  nails  in  a bottle  of  water,  and 
let  it  stand  for  a week,  then  apply  the  water  to 
the  face  morning  and  evening. 

FOS  WEAK  NEEVES, 

Many  men  and  women  who  have,  from  various 
causes,  become  so  much  afflicted  with  nervous- 
ness that  their  hands  shake  like  leaves  on  a tree 
on  a windy  day,  and  others  who  are  m a state  of 
excitement,  so  much  so  that  their  hearts  have  be- 
come affected — these  cases  have  been  effectually 
cured  by  the  daily  use  of  Celery,  eaten  at  meal- 
time. 

TO  DISPEESE  PLIES. 

It  is  said  that  walnut  leaves,  formed  into 
wreaths  and  hung  in  a room,  will  prevent  in  a 
great  degree  flies  from  entering  a room. 

TO  IMPEOVE  THE  COMPLESION. 

Mix  one-third  lemon  juice  with  two-thirds  gly- 
cerine, and  apply  to  the  face. 


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A Cure  for  Lrunkenness. 

A mixture  of  the  following,  taken  in  quantities 
equal  to  a dram,  when  the  desire  to  drink  occurs, 
is  said  to  cure,  permanently,  drunkenness. 

Sulphate  of  iron,  five  grains;  peppermint- 
water,  eleven  drams ; spirits  of  nutmeg,  one 
dram.  This  preparation  acts  as  a tonic  and  stim- 
ulant, and  partly  supplies  the  place  ot  liquor; 
and  prevents  the  physical  and  mental  prostration 
that  follows  the  change  from  breaking  off  from 
the  use  of  liquors. 

Tobacco  Cure. 

Take  of  rosin,  beeswax,  white  wax,  poplar 
bark,  cayenne  pepper,  one  part ; plantin,  four 
parts ; Virginia  snake-root^  three  parts ; mix 
thoroughly,  and  use  when  there  is  a desire  for 
tobacco. 

To  Eemove  Stains  from  Linen. 

Lay  the  stained  places  over  a basin,  or  any 
vessel,  and  pour  clear  boiling  water  on  the  stains. 
When  the  water  is  cool,  take  the  linen  out  and 
rub  it  in  warm  water  without  soap,  and  the  stains 
will  be  removed. 

To  Dye  a Moustache. 

To  one  dram  ot  lunar  caustic  add  enough  aqua 
amonia  to  dissolve  the  caustic,  then  add  two 
ounces  of  distilled  water.  This  dyes  black.  By 


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adding  double  the  quantity  of  water  a light  brown 
shade  will  be  produced.  Apply  with  tooth-brush, 
and  be  careful  not  to  touch  the  skin. 

To  Ciystalize  Flowers, 

Construct  some  baskets  of  fancy  form  with 
pliable  copper  wire,  and  wrap  them  over  with 
gauze.  Into  the  bottom  of  the  baskets  tie  any 
kind  of  flower  leaves,  etc.,  as  you  please,  except 
full  bloom  roses,  and  sink  them  into  a solution  of 
alum — a pound  of  alum  to  a gallon  of  water. 
After  the  solution  has  cooled,  the  colors  of  the 
flowers  and  leaves  will  be  preserved  in  their 
original  beauty.  The  crystalized  alum  will  hold 
faster  to  them  than  when  used  in  any  other  way. 
When  you  have  a light  covering  of  crystal,  which 
completely  covers  the  flowers,  remove  the  basket 
carefully,  and  allow  them  to  drip  twelve  hours. 
For  blue  crystal  use  a sulphate  of  copper  in  hot 
water. 

To  Make  Mucilage. 

Dissolve  clear  glue  in  equal  parts  of  water 
and  strong  vinegar,  add  a small  quantity  of  alcohol 
and  a little  solution  of  alum-water. 

To  Take  Grease  Spots  out  of  Silk. 

Mix  soft-soap  with  powdered  starch,  half  as 
much  salt,  and  the  juice  of  a lemon ; lay  it  on  the 
spots  on  both  sides  of  the  cloth,  with  a brush,  and 


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let  it  lay  on  the  grass  night  and  day  until  the 
stain  comes  out. 

To  rispsrse  Eats. 

Pour  sulphide  ot  carbon  into  the  holes,  and 
the  vapor  proves  fatal  to  all  the  rats  which  inhale 
it. 

To  Keep  Stoves  Bright. 

To  save  fire  and  labor,  make  a solution  of  alum- 
water,  and  mix  British  lustre  with  it.  Apply  to 
the  stove  when  cool ; brush  and  rub  it  well  dry. 

It  will  keep  bright  six  months. 

To  Bender  Walls  Impervions  to  Bain. 

Dissolve  in  two  gallons  of  water,  a pound  and  " 
a half  of  the  best  hard  soap,  and,  with  a plasterer’s 
brush,  lay  on  the  solution  hot,  but  not  in  a state 
of  lather,  on  the  outer  surface  of  the  wall.  Allow 
this  to  dry  for  a day  or  more,  then  dissolve  in 
four  gallons  of  water  half  a pound  of  alum,  and 
brush  it  over  the  soap  coating.  These  two  coats 
form  a varnish,  which  the  rain  cannot  penetrate.  [ 
It  should  be  done  in  dry  weather.  ^ 

To  Make  Whitewash. 

Take  a barrel,  and  slack  one  bushel  of  freshly 
burned  lime  in  it,  by  covering  the  lime  with  boil- 
ing water.  After  it  is  slacked,  add  cold  water 
enough  to  bring  it  to  the  consistency  of  good 


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whitewash,  then  dissolve  in  water  one  pound  of 
white  vitriol  (sulphate  of  zinc).  To  give  this 
wash  a cream  color,  add  half  a pound  of  yellow 
ochre,  and  one-fourth  of  a pound  of  Indian  red. 
To  make  this  wash  a handsome  stone  color,  add 
half  a pound  of  French  red.  A drab  can  be  made 
by  adding  one-half  a pound  of  sienna,  and  one- 
fourth  of  a pound  of  Venetian  red. 

Ead  Breath. 

Take  a little  soda  in  a quarter  of  a glass  of 
water. 

Eanion  Cure. 

Apply  Iodine  every  night. 

Chilblains  and  Chopped  Hands. 

Mix  well  together  five  parts  of  colodium,  two 
parts  of  turpentine,  and  one  part  castor  oil.  Apply 
with  camel’s  hair  brush,  and  remove  as  often  as 
required  until  the  cure  is  complete. 

To  Bemove  Freokles. 

Take  lemon-juice,  glycerine,  and  cologne,  equal 
parts,  and  apply  night  and  morning. 

To  Destroy  Moths. 

Take  the  flowers  of  the  alanthus  tree — if  the 
flowers  cannot  be  procured,  use  the  leaves,  or 
seeds — and  place  them  in  any  part  of  the  house. 


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in  trunks,  drawers,  or  boxes,  where  there  may  be 
danger  of  moths ; scatter  the  leaves  or  seeds 
around  the  edges  of  carpets  in  summer,  and  they 
will  be  safe  Irom  moths.  Insects  cannot  live  upon 
the  alanthus  tree. 

To  Eemove  Superfluous  Hair. 

Lime,  two  ounces ; carbonate  of  potash,  four 
ounces ; charcoal  powder,  two  drams.  Mix  into 
a paste  with  warm  water,  and  apply  to  the  part, 
which  must  previously  have  been  shaved  close 
When  completel)'  dry,  wash  it  off  with  warm 
water. 

Complezion. 

I Powdered  nitrate  of  potash  (salt-petre)  will  im- 
I prove  the  complexion,  and  remove  freckles. 

To  Eemove  Iron  Mould. 

Dip  the  goods  in  moderately  strong  citric  acid, 
then  cover  with  salt  and  lay  the  fabric  in  the  sun 
until  the  stains  are  removed. 

To  Eemove  Warts. 

Apply  grated  carrot  and  common  salt,  made  in 
a poultice.  T wo  or  three  applications  will  re- 
move them.  Another  mode.— Apply  spirits  of 
turpentine ; it  will  speedily  remove  them. 

Blood  Purifler. 

Glauber  salt,  one  ounce ; solid  extract  of  dan- 


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deloin,  one  ounce;  simple  syrup,  one  ounce; 
water,  four  ounces ; tincture  Gentian  compound, 
one  ounce.  Mix  altogether,  and  take  one  table- 
spoonful, morning  and  evening. 

This  is  the  best  blood  purifier  known. 

For  Diseases  of  the  Skin  and  Blood. 

Sarsaparilla  root,  one  ounce ; sweet  fern,  one 
ounce;  pipsisaway,  one  ounce;  juniper  berries, 
one  ounce ; glauber  salt,  one  ounce. 

Mix  altogether,  and  steep  in  one  quart  of  boiling 
water.  Add  sugar  to  taste,  then  strain,  and  take 
a wine-glass  full  three  times  a day. 

For  Liver  and  Indigestion. 

Sulphate  of  soda,  one  ounce ; extract  taraci- 
cuin,  one  ounce ; valerian  tincture,  one  teaspoon- 
ful ; water,  four  ounces. 

Mix  all  in  a bottle.  Dose,  a teaspoonful  three 
or  four  times  a day. 

Care  for  Deafness. 

Make  a mixture  of  sulphuric  ether  and  amo- 
nia,  and  allow  it  to  stand  fourteen  days.  A solu- 
tion is  formed,  which  is  to  be  properly  applied  to 
the  internal  ear,  which  will  in  almost  every  case 
cure  this  hitherto  incurable  disease. 

King’s  Evil. 

For  king’s  evil,  or  other  scrofulous  sores,  take 
ground  burdock  seed,  and  mix  with  tar,  so  as  to 


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make  a thick  salve,  and  use  like  a salve.  Likewise 
take  burdock  seed  and  steep  it  in  boiling  water, 
and  drink  as  a tea  through  the  day. 

Cure  for  Burns. 

Apply  alcohol  immediately,  and  continue  until 
the  smarting  is  all  gone.  Also  the  white  of  an 
egg,  applied  several  times  to  burns,  excludes  the 
air,  removes  the  pain,  therefore  heals  the  burn. 

Cure  for  Wens. 

Take  spirits  of  turpentine  and  sulphur,  and 
mix  them  together  to  the  consistency  of  a salve, 
and  apply  once  or  twice  a day  until  well. 

To  Bemove  the  Smell  of  Paint, 

Put  a handful  of  hay  into  a pail  of  water,  and 
let  it  stand  in  a newly  painted  room.  This  will 
prevent  sickness  from  the  paint. 

Lead  Poison. 

Those  who  work  in  lead  should  wash  their 
hands  often  in  a decoction  of  oak  bark,  and  during 
the  work  wear  cloth  caps.  The  hands  should  be 
cleaned,  and  the  mouth  washed  out  with  cold 
water  before  eating.  The  food  should  be  rich, 
and  milk  should  be  drank  freely. 

Strengthening  Tonic. 

Wild  cherry  bark,  one  ounce ; Peruvian  bark, 


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two  ounces ; cinnamon  bark,  one  drachm  ; cloves, 
one  drachm  ; nutmeg,  one  drachm  ; capsicum,  one 
teaspoonful;  sulphur,  one  ounce;  Rhine  wine, 
two  quarts. 

Dose — one  teaspoonful  three  times  a day,  after 
each  meal. 


For  Debility. 

Tincture  guacum,  one  ounce ; tincture  cinc- 
honia,  three  ounces ; iodite  of  potash,  two  scru- 
ples. Dose,  one  teaspoonful  three  or  four  times  a 
day. 

Prescription  for  Dyspepsia. 

One  ounce  of  double  tansy,  dry  ; one  ounce  of 
boneset ; one  ounce  of  flour  of  hops ; two  ounces 
of  spearmint ; one  ounce  of  caraway  seed  ; half 
pint  of  gin  (Holland);  half  pint  of  cold  soft  water; 
a teacup  half  full  of  sugar  (loaf);  a quarter  of  a 
pound  of  glauber  salt.  Add  all  together,  then 
strain,  and  take  a desert-spoonful  before  each 
meal,  and  on  going  to  bed. 

Catarrh  Snnff. 

Powdered  elecampane  root,  half  an  ounce ; 
powdered  myrrh,  a quarter  of  an  ounce ; gum 
arabic,  a quarter  of  an  ounce ; bloodroot,  half  a 
drachm.  Mix  altogether,  and  use  twice  a day. 
It  must  be  continued  in  order  to  effect  a perfect 
cure. 


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Heaves  in  Horsss. 

Take  a teaspoonful  of  ginger,  and  the  same  of 
shorts,  and  as  much  tar  as  will  require  to  make 
the  mixture  in  a ball.  When  well  mixed,  give  a 
ball  a day.  This  is  said  to  be  a permanent  cure. 

1 knew  of  a horse  that  was  cured  by  being  fed 
on  molasses-fruit-cake-patter,  ail  ready  for  baking. 

To  get  horses  out  of  a fire,  put  the  harness  on 
them,  as  when  going  to  their  usual  work,  and 
they  will  walk  out  of  the  stable  without  any  diffi- 
culty. 


Bsnent  of  Laughter. 

A HEARTY  laugh  is  a vitalizer  to  the  whole 
body.  The  blood  moves  more  quickly,  and  as  its 
chemical  electricity  conveys  a different  impres- 
sion to  all  the  organs  of  the  body,  and  carries  on 
its  mystic  journey,  new  life,  and  electric  force. 
There  is  no  doubt  a good  laugh  promotes  health 
and  lengthens  life.  If  it  does  not  lengthen  life, 
no  one  will  deny  that  it  promotes  happiness,  and 
brings  joy  and  gladness  to  the  heart.  It  is  better 
than  all  the  pills  and  electric  shocks  in  Christen- 
dom. 


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INSANITY. 

The  principal  causes  of  Insanity  are  the  result 
of  an  inordinate  mode  of  living,  eating  and  drink- 
ing those  articles  which  coagulate  the  blood,  and 
consume  the  natural  life  forces;  and  also  the 
effect  of  medicines,  which  have  for  the  last  half 
century  been  taken  into  the  human  system  under 
all  circumstances. 

Avoid  evil  and  disease,  and  Insanity  will  flee 
from  you. 

Study  the  emanations  of  the  physical  laws,  and 
adhere  to  the  requirements  of  the  circulating 
medium,  which  moves  the  wheel  of  life,  and  car- 
ries in  its  force  of  action  the  finer  elements  thrown 
upon  the  tissues  of  the  brain. 

If  this  circulation  becomes  impeded,  especially 
through  the  brain,  it  causes  an  obstruction  which 
destroys  the  equilibrium,  and  insanity  must  ensue, 
in  a greater  or  lesser  degree.  Opiates  and 
other  concentrated  medicines,  which  are  now  so 
freely  used,  are  often  the  cause  of  insanity.  Eat- 
ing animal  food  is  another  cause  of  this  in- 
firmity. 

It  is  possible  for  insanity  to  be  brought  on  by 
suffering  ; but  I doubt  it,  unless  the  brain  had 
previously  become  diseased  from  some  other 
cause.  If  the  brain  be  diseased  from  unnatural 
elements,  insanity  would  occur;  but  if  not,  physi- 
cal force  would  succumb  to  suffering,  before  the 
intellect. 


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I have  seen  cases  in  the  asylum  caused  by 
opiates.  I know  a case  in  this  vicinity,  a raving 
maniac,  caused  by  the  excessive  use  of  medicines. 
Live  in  accordance  with  the  finer  elements  of 
life,  and  then  nature  will  assume  her  power,  and 
sway  the  sceptre  of  life  and  health. 

Lick  Booms. 

To  render  sick  rooms  free  from  bad  smells,  dis- 
solve copperas,  and  sprinkle  it  about  the  place ; 
also  put  it  in  sinks,  and  wherever  there  are  offen- 
sive gases.  If  a rat  or  mouse  dies  about  the 
house,  and  causes  an  offensive  odor,  place  some 
dissolved  copperas  in  an  open  vessel  near  the 
place  where  the  nuisance  is,  and  it  will  purify 
the  air. 

To  Procure  Sleep. 

Take  about  twenty  grains  of  carbonate  of  soda 
in  half  a glass  of  water  on  going  to  bed.  This 
remedy  has  the  effect  of  producing  warmth  in  the 
stomach. 

The  best  remedy  for  wakefulness  is  the  hygiene 
diet,  cold  water,  and  exercise,  brisk  walking,  and 
electro  gymnastic  exercises  for  half  an  hour  before 
going  to  bed. 

Salves. 

An  excellent  salve  for  all  kinds  of  wounds  and 
sores  is  the  following: — Take  yellow  wax  and 
linseed  oil,  equal  parts,  stirring  carefully  until  the 


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wax  is  melted,  and  while  cooling,  stir  in  a small 
portion  of  glycerine. 

FELON  CUBE. 

Apply  alum  water  to  the  finger  until  all  the 
soreness  is  gone.  For  several  years  I have  re- 
peatedly used  this,  and  it  never  has  failed  to  cure. 
If  the  felon  is  very  much  advanced,  you  will 
rapidly  heal  it  by  sprinkling  a little  powdered 
alum  on  the  salve,  or  poultice  before  applying  it 
to  the  finger. 

Many  persons  suffer  extremely  from  felons  on 
their  fingers ; they  are  not  only  painful,  but  fre- 
quently occasion  deformity. 

The  following  simple  remedy  is  a cure  for  this 
ailment: — Take  common  rock-salt,  dry  it  m an 
oven,  then  make  it  fine  and  mix  with  spirits  of 
turpentine,  equal  parts.  Put  this  salve  on  a piece 
of  linen,  and  wrap  around  the  finger ; as  it  gets 
dry,  renew  the  application,  and  continue  wjtti 
this  until  well,  which  is  generally  in  about  twenty- 
four  hours. 

Another  remedy  found  efficacious,  is  to  mix 
one  ounce  of  Venice  turpentine  and  halt  a tea- 
spoonful of  water,  stir  it  until  it  looks  like  honey, 
then  spread  on  linen  and  wrap  around  the  finger. 


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SALVE  FOR  BURNS,  INFLAMMATORY  SORES  OR  WOUNDS. 

Unguintum  Plumbi,  with  Balsam  Peru.  With- 
out the  balsam  is  better  for  burns.  Apply  often, 
in  order  to  keep  it  cool. 

Stramoniuni  Salve. 

Take  of  the  juice  of  stramonium  leaves  and 
lard,  equal  parts ; simmer  it  well  together  , set  it 
in  a cool  place ; when  cold,  it  is  fit  for  use. 

This  is  an  excellent  salve  for  old  sores,  es- 
pecially for  Salt-rheum. 

Trees  as  a Preventative  to  Disease. 

There  have  been  some  suggestions  in  regard  to 
the  utility  of  the  Eucaliptus  tree  as  a preventive 
of  the  malaria  diseases.  There  is  no  doubt  it  is  a 
preventive,  as  all  trees  are  preventatives  to  dis- 
eases They  absorb  and  consume  the  impure 
dampness  which  arises  from  the  earth.  The 
Alanthus  is  also  a purifier,  although  it  has  been 
thought  b\  some  to  be  the  reverse.  I have 
observed  that  where  the  Alanthi  are  allowed  to 
grow  around  the  house,  it  is  seldom  that  there  is 
malaria  or  other  diseases  in  the  families. 

Hair  Dye. 

^^There  is  a hair  restorative  which  can  be  easily 
made  by  any  one.  It  is  repeatedly  stated  that  all 
hair  restorers  are  injurious,  but  that  is  a fabulous 


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idea,  as  there  are  some  hair  tonics  which  are 
nutritious,  and  a restorer  of  the  diseased  life-pores 
which  tend  to  vitalize  that  portion  of  the  body. 
Among  those  is  the  one  procured  from  the  green 
walnut  burn  The  epicorp  or  the  outer  skin  of 
the  fruit  is  prepared  by  soaking  the  burrs  in 
water,  and  then  pressed.  The  liquid  thus  obtained 
is  then  evaporated,  and  the  dye  being  precipitated, 
a black  powder  remains  after  the  evaporation  of 
the  water.  This  powder  may  be  used  by  mixing 
with  oil  or  water.  This  will  dye  a black,  by 
mixing  a weak  solution  of  alum-water  with  it.— — 

COCOA-NUT  CUBE  FOB  LEPBOSY. 

This  wonderful  cure  was  made  by  a Rajah  of 
the  Kandyan  provinces.  He  became  attacked 
with  a cutaneous  disease,  which  covered  him 
from  head  to  feet,  and  occasioned  great  agony. 
His  people  believed  this  terrible  disease  pro- 
ceeded from  a demon,  but  he  humbly  resigned 
himself  to  his  fate,  fully  believing  in  a Supreme 
Being.  Finally  he  was  shown,  in  a vision,  the 
cocoanut,  also  where  and  how  he  should  procure 
it,  and  was  informed  that  it  was  one  hundred 
hours’  journey  to  the  shores  where  the  fruit 
could  be  found.  The  interior  of  the  fruit,  of 
which  must  be  the  only  food  till  the  Maha  Monday 
or  Great  Moon,  has  given  and  refused  her  light, 
“ This  do,  and  with  due  thanksgiving  in  the 
heart,  thou  wilt  be  hea;led.”  It  is  further  stated, 


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that  by  adhering  to  the  mandates  of  his  vision, 
he  was  restored  in  one  month.  Thus  we  see  the 
elements  of  food  is  kill  or  cure. 

When  he  arrived  at  the  coast  where  the  fruit 
grew,  the  trees  were  so  tall  that  he  could  not 
reach  the  fruit.  He  devised  a means  to  bring 
the  tree  to  the  ground.  The  tree  fell,  by  burn- 
it  off  near  the  root,  thus  ehabling  him  to  gather 
the  cocoa-nut.  The  island  was  uninhabited,  save 
by  monkeys. 

Eeason, 

Science  is  our  guiding-star ; reason  our  shield ; 
and  angels  our  protection. 

It  is  a wonder  and  surprise  that  so  little  in- 
terest and  so  much  neglect  is  manifested  in  the 
minds  of  the  people  in  regard  to  the  necessity  of 
saving  their  body,  as  a preparatory  receptacle  for 
the  soul.  The  first  duty  of  man  is  to  take  care 
of  the  health  of  the  body,  and  thus  preserve  life, 
and  also  preserve  the  harmony  of  life  The  he- 
reditary influences  of  thousands  of  generations 
can  be  erased  only  through  time ; and  the  laws 
of  health  is  written  on  the  human  frame,  and  th^ 
punishment  of  transgressions  indelible  in  th> 
grave-yards,  where  the  infant  and  youth  are 
prominent.  There  is  no  limit  to  human  life, 
except  it  be  curtailed  by  evil  habits  and  inordi- 
nate living. 

The  sixth  commandment  is  simply — “ Thou 
shalt  not  kill.”  It  forbids  suicide  as  well  as  mur- 


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der ; that  which  is  involuntary  is  no  less  murder. 
Thus  by  imbibing  in  the  body  that  which  de- 
stroys, is  sin.  The  soul,  spirit  and  body,  are 
combined ; no  one  of  these  can  be  pure  without 
the  other ; there  cannot  be  a sound  mind  except 
it  be  in  a sound  body.  Therefore  when  thf'  body 
is  suffering  under  the  conditions  leading  down- 
wards, to  a mental  iinbecilitj',  it  is  traceable  to 
the  vulgar  use  of  narcotics,  not  only  to  the  street 
inebriates,  but  the  women  who  have  become 
monomaniacs  in  taking  medicines.  Look  at  the 
children  who  are  imbecile  and  idiotic  from  the 
narcoticized  bodies  of  their  parents,  and  the  crav- 
ing for  the  one  deadly  enemy,  tobacco,  from 
which  they  are  suffering  intense  agony,  and 
which  exerts  a demoralized  influence  on  their 
natures.  All  may  be  assured  that  only  in  well- 
regulated,  healthy  bodies,  are  to  be  found  clear 
thought,  right  affections  towards,  all  men,  and 
without  this  there  can  be  no  right  conception 
of  a God. 

To  Bemovo  Sickness  of  the  Stomach. 

In  this  condition  of  the  body  there  are  many 
causes,  and  the  remedies  are  numerous  also.  In 
all  cases  there  is  a coldness  in  the  stomach,  which 
tends  to  retard  the  circulation,  and  thus  create  a 
nausea.  We  may  attribute  sickness  of  the  stomach, 
in  most  cases,  to  unnatural  and  inordinate  food, 
which  causes  obstructed  digestion.  It  may  not. 


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and  it  may  be  a natural  result,  or  it  may  be  the 
result  of  long-continued,  improper  diet,  which 
has  deranged  the  circulating  medium  of  the  body : 
thus  the  natural  consequence  is  evil. 

Take  half  a teaspoonful  of  carbonate  of  soda  in 
half  of  a glass  of  water,  and  drink  of  it  every  ten 
minutes,  one  or  two  swallows,  and  put  a hot 
brick  to  the  feet,  and  see  that  the  feet  are  warm. 

Make  a poultice  of  Indian  meal,  mixed  with  hot 
vinegar,  and  apply  to  the  pit  of  the  stomach. 
If  the  sickness  is  caused  from  over-eating  im- 
proper food,  it  is  the  quickest  relief  to  take  a 
drink  of  warm  salt  water,  or  a little  lobelia  tea, 
and  thus  throw  the  foul  matter  out  of  the 
stomach. 

People  should  never  eat  rich  food  when  fatigued, 
which  often  causes  sickness  of  the  stomach ; a 
clove  or  a pepper  corn  will  sometimes  relieve  the 
sickness,  simple  and  wise. 

TAPE-WOEM  EXTINGUISHER. 

Take  one  quart  of  pumpkin  seeds,  peel  them, 
and  steep  all  day. 

At  first  the  patient  must  not  eat  or  drink  pre- 
vious to  taking  the  medicine  for  at  least  twenty- 
four  hours,  and  as  much  longer  as  possible.  Then 
drink  at  intervals,  commencing  in  the  morning, 
freely,  follow  with  salts  every  two  hours,  until 
two  ounces  are  taken,  or  more,  so  as  to  keep  the 
worm  down,  that  it  cannot  come  up  again.  Be 


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sure  to  starve  the  worm  before  taking  the  tea. 
By  adhering  to  these  rules,  you  will  be  sure  to 
free  yourself  from  this  troublesome  enemy. 

The  great  failure  to  success  always  lies  in  the 
neglect  of  adhering  strictly  to  the  conditions  re- 
quired. The  seeming  small  points  which  many 
think  is  not  necessary,  is  frequently  the  most 
essential.  As  some  of  our  ancients  said  to  the 
Great  Healer:  Why  not  bathe  in  this  water? 

It  is  more  convenient.”  But  the  laws  of  natural 
right  must  control  in  their  elements. 

KIDNEYS  AND  BLADDER. 

Use  uva  ursi  as  a tea,  to  be  drank  daily  until 
well.  The  sweet  fern,  used  as  a drink,  is  also 
an  excellent  remedy  for  kidneys  and  bladder.  It 
is  cleansing  and  purifying  to  the  blood ; the  de- 
coction of  the  root  being  the  most  effectual.  This 
herb  is  said  to  be  effectual  in  expelling  worms, 
both  large  and  small. 

Kidney  Prescription. 

Syrup  Ipecac One  ounce. 

Syrup  Senica..., One  ounce. 

Paregoric One  ounce. 

Am,  Mur,  dep Two  drams. 

Extract  Hyorgamus. — .One  ounce. 

Tincture  Sanguinariae One  ounce. 

Dose — One  tablespoonful  three  times  a day, 

C,  J,  Von  Cort,  M,D. 


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For  Fain  and  Strictures  in  the  Bladder. 

Pulv.  Quasia  One  dram. 

Carbonate  of  Soda One  dram. 

Tinct.  Opium Half  ounce. 

Water Five  ounces. 


Morning  and  evening  one  tablespoonful  to  be  taken. 

In  cases  of  severe  attacks  of  the  urinary  organs, 
which  are  often  intense,  almost  immediate  relief 
may  be  given  by  using  injections  of  hot  water. 
Repeat,  if  necessary,  and  apply  hop  poultice 
across  the  region  of  those  organs.  A tea  of  the 
German  cammomiie  flowers,  or  of  spearmint, 
should  be  freely  drank,  hot. 

The  wintergreen  is  a singularly  good  herb  to 
promote  the  natural  action  of  the  kidneys  and 
bladder,  and  especially  to  heal  any  putrefaction 
of  those  organs,  and  to  disperse  the  slime  which 
often  accumulates  when  they  are  not  in  a healthy 
condition. 

Incontinence  of  Urine. 

Take  from  the  hazel-nut  the  inner  skin  from  the  ? 
meat ; make  a decoction  by  steeping  in  hot  water, 
and  drink  at  intervals  through  the  day.  This 
strengthens  the  urinary  organs,  so  that  a cure  is 
speedily  effected. 

OINTMENT  FOB  OLD  SOBES, 

This  discovery  is  said  to  rank  high  in  surgical 
science,  headed  by  Drs.  Demoux  and  Come.  It 


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consists  in  the  application  of  a compound,  which 
absorbs  pus  and  destroys  A's  fetid  smell ; dis- 
pensing also  with  the  necessity  of  applying  lint. 

The  Prescription. — Take  one  hundred  parts  of 
plaster  of  Paris,  finely  powdered  ; of  coal-tar  from 
one  to  three  parts.  Mix  in  a mortar  ; add  a suf- 
ficient quantity  of  olive  oil  to  reduce  the  mixture 
to  the  consistency  of  ointment.  Preserve  for  use 
in  a close  vessel. 

This  mixture  is  of  a dark  brown  color,  and  has 
a bitter,  noxious  smell.  The  oil  binds  the  powder 
without  dissolving  it,  so  that  the  compound  re- 
tains its  absorbing  qualities  when  placed  in  con- 
tact with  a suppurating  sore,  and  it  never  dries 
so  as  to  become  disagreeable  to  the  patient.  The 
application  may  be  immediate  or  intermediate, 
according  to  circumstances, 

TOOTHACHE  CUEE. 

Alcohol ....  One  ounce. 

Laudanum Half  an  ounce. 

Chloroform  Liquid Three-eighths  of  an  oz. 

Gum  Camphor Half  an  ounce. 

Oil  of  Cloves. Half  a dram. 

Sulphuric  Ether Three-fourths  of  an  oz. 

Oil  of  Lavender One  dram. 

Apply  to  the  tooth  with  lint. 

TO  EEMOVE  CONSTIPATION. 

If  you  wish  to  live  with  a clear  brain  and  a ne\/ 
idea,  then  be  sure  to  keep  the  bowels  free^  that  no 
obstruction  retard  the  way  of  the  electric  force 


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in  its  sway.  If  there  is  constipation  of  the 
bowels,  just  take  a little  cathartic,  for  propaga- 
tion. The  liver  pills  is  quite  efficient.  A little 
magnesia  is  not  deficient.  But  in  all  cases,  you 
will  find  the  oatmeal  stirabout  very  fine,  which 
will  truly  remove  the  stubble,  and  relieve  your 
body  from  the  trouble. 

DROPSY  OF  THE  PIRICARDOT. 


Tinct.  Cinchonia  Comp Four  parts. 

Tinct.  Digitalis One  part. 


Three  times  a day  one  teaspoonful  to  be  taken  • and 
every  evening  one  Mandrake  pill,  of  medium  size. 

GLANDS  SWELLING. 

Lightly  drawing  the  fingers  over  the  swelling, 
two  or  three  times  in  twenty-four  hours,  will 
remove  the  swelling  in  most  cases. 

A DISINFECTANT. 

A solution  of  permanate  of  potassia  is  one  of 
the  most  efficient  and  elegant  of  all  disinfectants. 
Twenty -five  grains  to  two  quarts  of  water,  ex- 
posed in  an  ordinary  room,  quickly  removes  any 
unpleasant  smell ; a tablespoonful  in  a small  dish 
of  water  is  sufficient.  When  the  pink  color  dis- 
appears, more  may  be  added.  This  is  used  to 
remove  the  smell  of  bilge- water  and  bad  odors 
from  sinks.  No  sick-room  should  be  without 
this  invaluable  remedy. 


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In  very  many  instances  where  it  is  necessary  to 
steam  rooms  or  houses,  where  there  are  con- 
tagious diseases,  there  is  no  better  remedy  than 
weak  vinegar.  It  should  be  used  two  or  three 
times  per  day. 

This  remedy  was  used  in  Washington  during 
the  rebellion  in  sixty-two,  when  small-pox  was 
raging.  It  was  introduced  by  C.  J.  Von  Cort, 
M.  D.  It  put  a check  on  the  disease  wherever  it 
was  used.  It  is  a vitalizer,  preventer  and  re- 
storer. In  using  this,  you  can  pour  a little  on  a 
hot  Iron,  so  that  the  steam  will  fill  the  room; 
then  put  the  windows  down  a little  at  the  top,  so 
that  the  foul  air  can  escape. 

Bemovo  the  Cause  and  Disease  Disappears, 

The  great  Small-Pox  cure  and  preventive,  used 
extensively  in  the  British  army,  in  Canada,  as  I 
have  been  informed,  is  of  the  Poppy  tribe,  known 
as  Indian  Cup.  I have  heard  the  Indians  call  it 
Eve's  cup,  or  Adames  cup  ; as  there  are  tw’^o 
species — male  and  female — (saracepia  purpuria). 
A decoction  of  this  plant,  being  drank  freely,  will 
cure  this  alarming  disease  m a short  time,  how- 
ever alarming  the  eruptions  or  frightful  they  may 
be.  The  action  of  the  medicine  is  such,  that 
there  is  seldom  a scar  left.  If  vacine  or  virus 
matter  is  washed  with  the  liquid,  they  are  de- 
prived of  their  contagious  properties.  It  is  not 
an  unpleasant  drink,  and  can  be  used  as  coffee. 


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This  remedy  cleanses  and  purifies  the  blood, 
which  is  the  only  process  of  cure ; remove  the 
cause,  and  the  disease  will  disappear. 

When  will  superstition  cease,  and  people  in- 
form themselves  how  to  live,  and  learn  nature's 
laws,  with  self-reliance,  instead  oi  falling  back  on 
gross  ignorance  in  the  treatment  of  the  human 
system  ? 

The  existing  regulations  are  deficient  in  the 
medical  world,  which  has  sunk,  and  is  fast  sink- 
ing, and  the  physical  condition  of  this  nation 
with  it. 

What  is  Small-Pox  but  a surface  disease,  and  an 
effort  of  nature  to  throw  off  the  poison  which  has 
accumulated  in  the  system? 

The  contagion  theory,  that  all  are  liable  to  im- 
bibe the  disease,  is  on  the  same  plane  as  hydro- 
phobia— they  draw  the  disease  by  expecting  it. 
The  condition  of  the  physical  system  promotes 
disease ; the  food,  impure  air,  and  manner  of  liv- 
ing, fully  decide  this  question.  Some  physicians 
watch  for  an  opportunity  to  circulate  a report  of 
this  kind,  in  order  to  make  business.  I could 
name  such,  who  have  brought  great  trouble  on 
people  by  this  inhuman  act. 

To  vaccinate  often  is  very  injurious  and  dan- 
gerous, and  it  often  creates  a disease  that  proves 
fatal.  Common  sense  must  tell  us,  that  to  insert 
putrid  matter  into  the  flesh  and  blood  of  a body, 
must  prove  injurious.  No  person  should  be  vac- 
cinated but  once,  if  the  vacine  takes  effect.  Eat 


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not  scrofulous  flesh,  and  your  system  will  not  be 
full  of  putrid  matter. 

I have  known  persons  to  have  an  alarming  sur- 
face disease,  caused  from  the  use  of  French  can- 
dies. Also  a young  woman  poisoned  herself,  so 
that  she  lost  her  life,  by  eating  the  same. 

When  will  wisdom  overbalance  custom  ? 

Then  and  Now. 

Have  we  to  say  that  women  of  the  nineteenth 
century,  who  aspire  to  their  natural  element  of 
propogating  right  in  courts  of  law,  and  the  still 
more  responsible  duty  of  taking  upon  themselves 
the  medical  and  surgical  sciences,  when  even 
earlier  than  the  mediaeval  ages,  and  before  the 
tenth  century,  women  were  physicians  and  sur- 
geons. Medical  receipts  in  all  the  middle  ages, 
written  by  women,  are  still  preserved ; for  women 
in  those  days  learned  to  read  and  write,  not  men. 
Now,  however,  in  the  nineteenth  century,  it  re- 
mains for  big  boys  to  insult  their  sister  medical 
students,  while  in  pursuit  of  knowledge  for  use- 
fulness. 

Wash  for  Salt-rheum  or  Surface  Diseases. 

Take  two  tablespoonfuls  of  common  salt; 
twenty  grains  of  gum  opium;  soft  water,  one 
quart;  mix  well  together,  and  wash,  two  or  three 
times  a day,  as  the  case  requires. 


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Also — 

Take  two  teaspoonfuls  of  sal.  soda  in  two 
quarts  of  water,  warm  or  cold,  as  the  constitution 
requires,  and  sponge  the  body  morning  and  even- 
ing. This  wash,  with  a little  alum  in  it.  will 
destroy  the  poison  of  virulent  sores,  and  cause 
them  to  heal  rapidly.  After  using  the  wash, 
anoint  the  surface  with  flaxseed  oil,  and  use  a 
linen  garment  instead  of  cotton  or  wool,  as  cotton 
and  wool  are  injurious  in  surface  diseases. 

Cowslips. 

A DECOCTION  or  an  ointment  of  the  flowers  and 
leaves  of  the  cowslip,  used  at  night  as  a wash, 
saith  the  old  English  physician,  takes  away  spots 
and  wrinkles  of  the  skin,  sunburn,  and  freckles, 
and  adds  great  beauty.  This  the  young  ladies 
and  gents  would  like  to  know. 

Goat. 

The  fresh  roots  of  comfrey,  beaten  fine  and 
spread  on  leather,  and  laid  on  the  affected  parts, 
will  relieve  the  pain  and  remove  the  disease.  This 
has  been  proven  by  experience,  an  invaluable 
remedy. 

For  indigestion. 

Syrup  rhei  aromat,  one  ounce ; paregoric,  half 
ounce ; bicarbonate  of  soda,  two  drachms.  Dose, 
one  teaspoonful  every  two  hours. 


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Hair  Invigorator. 

A FIRST-RATE  hair  restorer,  and  one  said  to 
restore  grey  hair  to  its  original  color,  is  made  by 
taking  one  part  of  bay  rum,  three  parts  olive  oil, 
and  one  part  brandy ; all  must  be  of  the  best 
quality,  and  well  shaken  together  before  using. 
The  change  in  the  color  will  be  gradual.  It  may 
be  one  or  two  months  before  a decided  change 
takes  place.  Apply  the  restorative  every  morn- 
ing, and  brush  the  head  welL 

Hair  Dye. 

Canthorides,  a half  ounce ; oil  of  castor,  three 
ounces ; Brandy,  five  ounces.  Saturate  the  hair 
well  every  morning. 

Hair  Curling  Wash. 

Borax,  two  ounces ; gum  arabic,  one  drachm ; 
hot  water  (not  boiling)  one  quart;  stir  it  together, 
and  when  the  ingredients  are  dissolved,  add  three 
tablespoonfuls  of  strong  spirits  of  camphor.  At 
night  wet  the  hair  in  this  solution,  and  roll  it  up 
in  papers. 

A decoction  of  sage  will  restore  the  hair,  and 
cause  it  to  grow  naturally.  Brush  the  head  well 
with  a good  brush  every  morning,  applying  a 
strong  decoction  of  sage. 

To  restore  the  hair  on  bald  heads,  use  the  oil 
of  burdock  root. 


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FEVERS. 

In  all  fevers  the  perspiration  pores  must  be 
kept  open ; that  is  a safety-valve.  The  people 
have  been  taught  from  theory  that  they  must 
have  a course  of  fever,  which  theory  is  a falsity, 
it  being  wholly  unnecessary  ; and  it  is  a crime  to 
throw  such  a physiological  influence  upon  the 
human  family— who  are  ignorant  in  the  physio- 
logical laws — for  the  purpose  of  money  making. 
It  is  well  to  make  an  honest  living,  but  through 
crime  at  the  expense  of  a suffering  victim,  comes 
poverty. 

I met,  a short  time  since,  a gentleman  who  is 
now  in  California,  who  commenced  studying 
medicine  under  a prominent  physician  in  New 
York,  and  advanced  so  far  that  he  could  have 
graduated ; but  on  seeing  the  theory  and  policy 
of  practitioners,  he  decided  to  quit  the  business. 
He  said  one  day  to  the  old  doctor,  Why  don’t 
you  treat  other  people  as  you  treat  your  own 
family  ? ” His  own  family  he  immediately  cured, 
and  others  he  did  not  cure.  He  said  this  is  my 
family,  the  others  is  business. 

We  have  at  our  feet  almost  innumerable  reme- 
dies, which  the  earth  produces,  and  which  will 
permanently  remove  all  kinds  of  fevers  from  the 
human  system  ; and  that  which  will  not  create 
other  diseases,  as  at  present ; such  as  rheumatism 
in  various  forms ; neuralgia  in  various  forms  ; 
catarrh  ; deafness  ; loss  of  sight ; contraction  of  the 


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nerves  and  muscles  in  various  parts  of  the  body ; 
diseases  of  the  stomach  and  digestive  organs; 
cold  extremities ; liver  torpid ; heart  and  lung 
disease ; finally,  death  ensues,  after  a miserable 
existence,  it  may  be  for  years.  These  conditions 
are  caused  from  the  present  mode  of  treating  the 
human  system.  I say  sickness  is  not  necessary  ; 
disease  is  contrary  to  the  natural  laws  of  life.  All 
things  were  produced  from  a combination  of 
matter  and  air ; in  its  natural  development  per- 
fect. The  desire  to  gain,  to  overbalance,  to  rule, 
to  crush  the  masses,  has  produced  the  misery 
now  existing,  and  these  evils  have  crept  into  the 
conditions  from  these  selfish  motives. 

We  must  have  a panacea.  Daughters  of  the 
earth,  awake  ! You  are  th»  pioneers  of  life.  Man 
has  been  led  into  degradation  by  the  folly  of  your 
sex,  and  it  is  for  you  to  lead  them  out.  There  is 
no  possibility  of  restoring  a patient  except  to  re- 
move the  cause,  and  that  cannot  be  done  with 
such  medicine  as  quinine,  strichnine,  arsnic,  nux 
vomica,  etc. ; that  which  concentrates  the  disease 
and  concentrates  the  medicine  also. 

The  water-treatment  has  been  tested  in  one  of 
the  largest  fever  hospitals  in  Europe  to  be  the 
only  reliable  remedy.  Where  all  kinds  of  fevers 
are  treated,  the  water  is  used,  hot,  cold,  or  tepid, 
as  the  case  requires. 

The  vapor  baths  are  a reliable  remedy. 
Continue  with  them  every  day  until  a natural 
perspiration  is  produced. 


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A tea  of  the  German  cammomile  flowers,  with 
a little  lemon-juice  in  it,  is  very  beneficial;  to  be 
taken  every  evening. 

For  a drink,  take  a tablespoonful  of  oat-meal  in 
a tumbler  of  water  ; let  it  settle,  and  drink  when 
thirsty ; and  for  a change,  take  one  teaspoonful 
of  cream  of  tartar,  one  of  white  sugar ; mix  in  a 
tumbler  of  cold  water;  this  is  an  excellent  drink 
for  fever. 

CHILLS  AND  FEVER. 

This  disease  is  in  every  one’s  mouth ; it  has 
become  a mania,  until  every  little  change  of  sen- 
sation in  the  system  is  attended  with  almost  a 
deathly  fear  of  chills  and  fever.  The  greatest 
cause  of  the  reappearance  of  this  deplorable  dis- 
ease is  lormer  treatment.  The  remedies  used  to 
check  the  disease  does  not  cure  it,  but  promotes 
its  reappearance.  Every  one  can  cure  themselves, 
and  need  no  physician.  Those  who  have  not  the 
convenience  for  baths  can  use  the  sponge  bath,  in 
a hot  room.  Take  every  morning  a handful  of 
the  heib  called  feverfew,  and  steep  it  in  one  pint 
of  boiling  water  down  to  a half  pint ; then,  when 
it  is  cool,  strain  it  and  drink  it  through  the  day, 
and  take  a cup  of  lernonade  on  going  to  bed. 
Apply  to  the  soles  of  the  feet  a poultice  of  com- 
mon salt,  mixed  with  hot  vinegar,  and  a pad  on 
the  pit  of  the  stomach,  made  of  dry  salt,  or  a 
plaster  of  Burgundy  pitch. 


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Avoid  all  animal  food  and  pastries.  No  tea 
should  be  used — coffee  not  strong. 

In  the  spring,  when  winter  is  departing,  with 
its  many  restrictions,  we  find  the  system  in  a 
feverish  condition  — more  so  now,  than  in  our 
grand-parent's  time,  when  stoves,  registers,  and 
gas  was  not  so  freely  used.  By  living  in  an 
excessively  dry  and  heated  atmosphere  through 
the  winter,  and  our  food  not  so  moist  and  watery 
as  it  is  in  summer,  people  do  not  drink  so  much 
water,  therefore  it  is  evident  that  the  blood 
thickens,  and  thus  becomes  more  torpid  in  its 
action,  producing  a languid  sensation  and  a fever- 
ish condition  of  the  system,  which  is  actually 
spring  fever,  as  it  was  formerly  called. 

This  must  be  removed  in  order  to  prevent  a 
more  permanent  disease,  which  is  easily  done  by 
taking  two  or  three  vapor  baths,  one  each  week, 
and  adhering  to  a hygiene  diet. 

As  all  persons  cannot  be  treated  the  same,  and 
what  will  cure  one  will  not  always  cure  another, 
I will  give  a few  remedies  which  will  cure  and 
not  kill.  In  all  feverish  conditions  of  the  system, 
a foot-bath  on  going  to  bed  is  beneficial,  and  easily 
procured. 

Mustard  seed  put  into  a bottle  of  cider,  and  a 
wineglassful  taken  morning  and  evening,  is  said  to 
cure. 

Take  barberry-bark  tea  and  continue  until  well, 
and  the  disease  will  not  return. 

The  following  is  considered  an  unfailing  cure: 


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Just  before  the  chill  comes  on  have  a pot  of  very 
strong  hot  coffee  made,  and  when  the  first  chill  is 
felt,  pour  out  about  a pint  and  squeeze  the  juice 
of  two  lemons  in  it,  and  sweeten  it  to  please  the 
taste ; drink  it  all  and  go  to  bed,  cover  up  warm. 
If  the  first  test  is  not  successful,  repeat  the  same 
the  next  evening,  until  the  third,  which  will  cure. 

In  all  cases  of  fevers  and  headaches,  apply  drafts 
to  the  soles  of  the  feet,  take  two  tablespoonfuls 
of  salt,  one  teaspoonful  of  mustard ; mix  with  hot 
vinegar,  apply  hot;  when  it  is  dry  renew  the 
application.  This  will  cure,  if  continued. 

Boxwood  leaves  made  in  a strong  decoction 
and  drank,  will  cure. 

Wormwood  will  also  cure,  on  the  same  condi- 
tions. 

Feverfew  when  green,  bruised  with  a little  salt, 
and  applied  to  the  wrists  and  soles  of  the  feet, 
will  cure  ague  and  fever ; use  this  every  day  till 
well. 


Cinquefoil,  or  Five-Fingered  Gras.^ 

This  herb  will  cure  the  fever  and  ague  in  all  of 
its  stages,  as  it  has  proved  to  the  admiration  of 
many.  Give  two  grains  of  the  pulverized  herb 
in  Rhine  wine,  or  white  wine  vinegar.  You  will 
effect  a cure  in  three  or  four  days. 


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Cholera 

Is  as  epidemic  as  putrid  fevers,  and  should  be 
treated  similar.  It  is  a stoppage  in  the  circula- 
tion, and  to  use  baths  to  create  an  action  and  per- 
spiration, is  the  point  to  be  pursued. 

Patience  and  perseverance  is  the  great  healer. 

If  you  wish  to  live  long  and  well,  keep  the  feet 
warm  and  head  cool,  and  you  will  not  be  ac- 
counted a fool. 

INFLAMMATION  OP  THE  LUNGS. 

Some  physicians  say  that  inflammation  of  the 
lungs  cannot  be  immediately  removed.  This  is  a 
mistake  ; it  can  be  removed  in  twenty-four  hours, 
properly  treated.  Inflammation  from  a sore  finger, 
the  eye,  or  the  most  delicate  organ,  can  be  re- 
moved in  a few  hours,  by  external  applications. 

Simple  though  they  be, 

They  will  thy  body  free 
From  the  firey  element, 

And  the  heated  temperament. 

With  the  poultice  let  it  be. 

And  a cooling  drink  you’ll  find, 

Cream  of  Tartar  ever  kind  ; 

With  a little  of  the  sweet 
From  the  cane  you’ll  find  it  meat. 

For  hemorrhage  of  the  lungs  or  stomach, 
which  sometimes  occur,  a never  failing  remedy  is 
found  in  the  licopus  virginieus,  or  water  hoar- 


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hound  (bugleweed).  This  is  to  be  used  as  a tea, 
and  continued  until  well  and  strong.  Breathe 
long  and  easily,  filling  the  lungs  cautiously  every 
day. 

There  are  thousands  of  people  who  create  lung 
disease  from  their  own  willfulness  and  ignorance, 
from  the  effects  of  a pressure  on  the  lungs  through 
the  habit  of  sitting,  standing  and  walking  with 
the  shoulders  drawn  forward  and  stooping ; this 
prevents  the  lungs  from  filling  with  air  naturally, 
as  it  otherwise  would. 

Stand  erect ; throw  your  shoulders  back,  if  you 
wish  to  be  always  young,  and  never  grow  old. 

CONSUMPTION, 

I AM  often  asked,  Can  consumption  be  cured  ? 

I answer,  “ It  can  be  by  proper  adherence  to  the 
recuperation  of  the  lungs.'’  There  is  little  to  say 
on  this  subject,  as  the  less  medicine  taken,  the 
better  chance  of  recovery.  Pure  air,  water,  and 
careful  inflation  of  the  lungs  must  do  the  work. 

Simple  syrup  of  ipecac  diluted  with  water, 
about  a teaspoonful  in  a wine-glass  of  water,  and 
take  a teaspoonful  of  the  mixture  two  or  three 
times  a day,  is  all  the  medicine  necessary  as  a 
rule.  No  tea  should  be  drank,  as  that  creates  a 
feverish  excitement  injurious  to  the  patient. 

Bathe  the  body  with  water,  with  ground  flax- 
seed in  it,  lepic  or  cold,  as  the  constitution  re- 
quires. Apply  a mustard  poultice  on  the  back, 


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between  the  shoulders,  once  a week.  When  that 
is  taken  off,  apply  a thick  pad,  in  order  to  keep 
up  a perspiration  between  the  shoulders,  which 
will  relieve  the  lungs.  Walk  in  the  open  air 
every  day  as  much  as  possible,  taking  care  to 
keep  erect,  throw  the  shoulders  back,  and  breathe 
long.  It  is  beneficial  to  inhale  the  atmosphere 
of  the  stable  where  horses  and  cows  are  kept. 

I was  called  to  see  a patient,  whose  family  had 
been  collected  around  to  see  her  breathe  her 
last.  I said  to  her,  “ You  will  recover T The 
physician  had  given  lier  up.  I forbade  tea  and 
coffee,  and  ordered  sage  tea,  drank  with  milk  and 
sugar,  to  make  it  nourishing,  and  syrup  of  ipecac 
diluted  with  water,  one  part  ipecac,  and  four 
parts  water,  to  be  taken,  a teaspoonful  three  or 
four  times  a da)^ ; plain  food,  and  that  which 
would  give  strength.  She  rapidly  recovered,  and 
has  since  been  a healthy  woman. 

1 know  two  persons  who  cured  themselves  with 
no  other  remedy  except  dandelion  tea,  and  they 
had  been  pronounced  incurable.  I think  they 
said  that  it  was  two  years  before  they  were  well. 
Patience  and  perseverance  will  remove  moun- 
tains. 

The  laws  of  self-preservation  in  restoring  the 
functions  of  the  body  must  be  more  fully  devel- 
oped, before  we  can  have  a healthy  race  of  hu- 


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man  beings.  Also,  another  simple  remedy, 
which  will  relieve  and  cure  consumptive  tenden- 
cies : Syrup  of  Tolu.^  three  ounces ; Olive  Oil, 
two  ounces  ; Elixir  Paregoric,  one  ounce.  Ev- 
ery two  or  three  hours,  one  teaspoonful. 

Gargles  for  the  Throat. 

Mix  four  tablespoonfuls  of  brewer’s  yeast  and 
one  teaspoon ful  of  honey  ; ii  too  thick,  add  a little 
warm  water.  Gargle  the  throat  every  hour. 

The  following  gargle,  and  to  swallow,  for  viru- 
lent throat  diseases,  I have  used  more  than  twenty 
years,  and  it  never  failed  to  cure  : 

Take  a handful  of  sage  and  a grated  carrot,  and 
pour  on  these  one  pint  of  water  and  vinegar, 
equal  harts,  boiling  hot.  Let  the  mixture  steep 
two  hours,  then  strain  it  and  add  honey  or  simple 
syrup,  so  as  to  make  it  pleasant  to  the  taste. 

Use  this  as  a gargle,  and  swallow  of  the  same. 
If  the  soreness  be  down  in  the  chest,  instead  ol 
gargling,  take  one  teaspoonful  every  one  or  two 
hours  until  well.  For  an  adult  add  in  the  mixture 
a few  drops  of  the  tincture  of  capsicum. 

Another  gargle  which  Dr.  Von  Cort  used  to  re- 
store the  vocal  organs,  is  the  following : 

Tincture  of  capsicum,  five  or  six  drops  ; water, 
five  ounces ; syrup  of  sarsaparilla,  one  ounce. 
Gargle  the  throat  three  or  four  times  a day. 

Mr.  William  B.  Bradbury  lost  his  voice  many 
years  before  he  left  this  life,  and  entirely  recov- 
ered it  by  using  this  gargle. 

Salt  and  water  is  a very  good  gargle. 


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Dr.  Von  Cort’s  Cough  Powder. 

Skunk  cabbages  (or  ictodes  foteda).  It  flowers 
in  the  spring.  This  is  a perenial  plant,  growing 
in  boggy  swamps.  The  root  has  antispasmodic 
properties,  and  is  very  useful  in  chronic  colds, 
coughs  and  asthama,  and  is  to  be  used  as  a 
powder. 

Take  skunk  cabbage  root,  comfrey  root  and 
white  sugar,  and  mix  all  together,  in  each  powder 
half  dram ; to  be  taken  in  a little  water  three 
times  a day,  or  morning  and  evening. 

The  water  cure  is  far  preferable  to  any  other 
treatment ; but  in  families  we  cannot  recommend 
it,  as  it  is  difficult  to  make  people  understand 
how  to  make  the  applications,  in  order  to  be  suc- 
cessful. We  often  cure  a bronchial  affection  in 
twenty-four  hours,  by  applying  a wet  towel  to 
the  affected  parts.  Wet  the  towel  in  cold  or 
tepid  water,  wring  it,  and  lay  it  on ; then  take  a 
larger  dry  one,  and  lay  it  over  the  wet  one,  and 
be  sure  to  bring  the  dry  one  close  over  the  wet 
one  on  each  edge. 


Fleur  Albus. 

Tincture  rhatany  and  quassia,  two  ounces 
each.  Dose,  one  teaspoonful  three  times  a day. 
Use  salt-water  hip  baths,  and  white-oak-bark  hip 
baths ; steep  the  white-oak  bark  in  the  water 
which  you  use  for  baths. 


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Take  the  composition  tincture  cinchonia,  one 
ounce  ; tincture  ferri  pomata,  one  ounce.  A half 
teaspoonful  in  a tablespoonful  of  sugar-water; 
take  this  medicine  three  times  a day,  one  hour 
after  each  meal. 

For  chronic  discharge  take  tincture  ferri,  two 
ounces ; tincture  aloe,  one  ounce.  Dose,  twenty 
drops,  three  times  a day.  Use  a decoction  of 
white-oak  bark  as  a wash,  two  or  three  times  a 
day,  and  also  use  it  as  an  injection  with  a womb 
syringe. 

Claret  wine  is  superior  used  as  an  injection. 

The  following  prescription  is  an  excellent 
remedy  : German  camrnomille  flowers,  two  drams ; 
aurant,  two  drams;  rose  flowers,  one  dram  ; cara- 
way seed,  one  dram  ; distill  in  one  quart  of  muscat 
wine.  Dose,  a wineglassful  three  times  a day. 

THEOAT,  CHEST,  AND  LUNGS. 

Chlorate  of  potasse  may  be  used  in  ulcerations 
or  inflammatory  cases.  In  Diptheria  it  is  used 
for  the  lesion  in  the  throat.  Give  to  any  adult 
one  teaspoonful  every  hour,  for  twenty-four  hours, 
and  a change  for  the  better  will  soon  be  manifest. 

1 hvove  cured  hemorrhage  of  the  lungs  with  the 
following  remedy,  and  used  it  constantly  for 
throat  diseases  with  complete  success : 

Syrup  of  Ipecac One  ounce. 

Water Four  ounces,  mixed  together. 


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Sometimes  I use  one  teaspoonful  of  Sweet  Spirits  of 
Nitre  in  the  same. 

Dose  ; One  teaspoonful  four  or  five  times  a day. 

WOMB  DISEASES. 

The  treatment  of  diseases  of  the  Womb,  and  the 
uterine  organs,  as  practiced,  is  pernicious  in  the 
extreme  ; it  creates  diseases  and  weaknesses  innu- 
merable. No  woman  who  goes  through  the  or- 
deal of  an  examination  every  day,  or  three  times 
a week,  can  ever  recuperate  and  become  healthy. 
Each  examination  increases  the  disease.  Among 
the  many  thousands  who  have  been  treated  in  the 
Woman's  Hospital,  I have  never  found  one  cured  ; 
but  on  the  contrary,  the  treatment  has  been  the 
cause  of  premature  disease  and  death. 

Let  all  women  understand  that  those  organs 
require  rest  and  cleansing.  A wash  of  a decoc- 
tion of  claret  wine,  white  oak  bark,  or  of  camo- 
mile flowers  is  good,  and  it  may  be  necessary  to 
use  injections  of  the  same.  In  case  of  ulcers, 
poultices  are  beneficial.  Any  physician  who  un- 
derstands the  nature  of  such  sores  can  comprehend 
their  condition  by  the  applications  ; and  any  wo- 
man can  treat  herself  better  than  any  one  else  can 
treat  her.  In  the  first  place,  rest  for  those  organs 
from  the  degrading  effects  of  excessive  sexual  in- 
tercourse is  a panacea  necessary  to  restoration. 
The  whole  body  is  in  sympathy  with  the  womb, 
and  is  more  or  less  affected  ; therefore  careful  at- 


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tention  to  the  health  of  the  entire  physique  is  in- 
dispensable to  comfort  and  cheer.  The  human 
system  is  a delicate  structure,  and  cannot  resist 
the  force  of  the  powerful  chemical  applications 
which  are  continually  used  ; thus  human  nature 
must  fall  under  this  mistaken  treatment 

Spearmint,  used  as  a tea,  is  an  excellent  puri- 
fier for  cleansing  internal  ulcers  and  old  sores. 
To  assist  the  nervous  ligaments,  take  dry  egg- 
shells, pulverize  them,  and  use  one  teaspoonful, 
mixed  in  a little  sweet  water,  one  hour  before 
each  meal. 

For  cancerous  affection  in  the  uterus,  use  in- 
jections of  extract  of  stramonium,  one  ounce,  dis- 
solved in  one  quart  of  cold  water  ; use  this  three 
or  four  times  a day.  In  case  of  pain,  put  in 
twenty-five  drops  of  McMunn's  elixir  of  opium. 

I often  hear  women  deploring  their  conditions 
of  suffering  in  bearing  children.  Allow  me  to 
say,  that  they  have  brought  these  conditions  upon 
themselves— there  is  no  fault  in  the  physiological 
laws — woman  is  physically  developed  for  all  the 
changes  necessary  in  nature.  If  women  grew  up 
naturally  ; ate,  drank,  and  dressed,  in  accordance 
with  the  science  of  nature’s  laws,  and  never  sacri- 
ficed the  body  on  the  altar  of  lust,  vanity,  or  un- 
holy desires,  the  law  of  the  Lord  would  be  per- 
fected. It  is  a false  and  fabulous  imagination  that 
the  curse,  ‘‘  In  sorrow  thou  shalt  bring  forth  chil- 
dren,” was  ever  pronounced  upon  woman ; that 
is  a heathenish  idea,  founded  by  man  as  a prophe- 


1 86  Household  Treasure  ; or, 

sy,  at  a late  date  after  the  world’s  history,  not 
from  the  Lord,  but  from  the  man  who  wrote  it ; 
for  woman  came  into  existence  from  matter  and 
air,  under  the  same  natural  laws  of  production  as 
the  trees,  flowers  and  all  things  else — and  all 
seemed  to  have  been  perfect.  If  woman  had  been 
produced  in  the  condition  that  she  now  is,  she 
would  have  been  far  from  perfect ; for  her  to  have 
been  created  in  pain  and  agony,  would  have  been 
a poor  specimen  of  a work  of  an  All-wise  power. 
The  story  of  Adam  is  a theory  of  the  ancient 
priest,  and  serves  the  clergy  well  to-day  ; and,  ac- 
cording to  technical  facts,  Eve  committed  no  sin, 
as  she  was  under  no  law  of  divine  origin. 

The  same  prophet  predicted  the  end  of  women, 
as  he  saw  in  the  last  days  that  we  to-day  would 
ride  in  chariots  of  fire  and  horses  with  hoofs  of 
iron,  ploughing  the  earth  with  their  speed,  and 
man  shall  become  sick  with  the  lust  of  the  earth, 
and  woman,  in  her  weakness,  shall  bring  forth 
children,  and  as  she  is  suffering  the  great  red- 
dragon,  the  man  of  lust,  stands  waiting  to  devour 
her  (to  use  her),  and  finally  the  great  power 
which  still  exists  will  enable  her  to  escape,  while 
he,  the  man,  throws  his  execrations  after  her.” 

The  world  stands  on  the  limits  of  the  few  who 
have  the  seal  of  the  good  on  their  forehead.  I 
have  beheld  women  who  knew  no  pain  in  bearing 
children,  because  they  were  natural,  and  lived  in 
accordance  with  natural  and  spiritual  lives. 

Life  is  constituted  to  exist  without  pain,  as  the 


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spiritual  forces  are  in  harmony  with  the  natural 
element ; and  so  long  as  contaminating  elements 
are  not  brought  to  bear  against  this  harmony, 
there  can  be  no  pain.  The  beautiful  structure  of 
the  image  of  a Deity  would  not  be  made  a drug- 
gist's receptacle,  and  every  toilet-table  a drug- 
gist’s show-case  or  advertisement. 

Exercise  is  efficacious  in  keeping  the  vitalizer 
at  work.  All  parts  of  the  body  are  intended  for 
use,  and  exercise  is  one  of  the  great  promoters  of 
health — for  it  is  a law  of  nature,  cultivation  of 
nature's  laws  produces  progression,  which  leads 
to  a higher  state.  Exercise  is  a virtue— rightly 
conducted — dancing  is  merely  stepping  to  the 
time  of  music.  When  any  exercise  is  carried  to 
excess  it  is  out  of  its  sphere.  The  night  is  for 
rest,  and  to  deprive  nature  of  sleep,  destroys  the 
natural  functions  of  the  body.  To  be  able  to  rise 
with  the  glorious  orb  of  day,  when  it  makes  its 
appearance  in  the  heavens,  is  a vitalizer,  a health- 
restorer,  and  the  great  monitor  within,  the  divine 
instructor,  throws  around  the  body  a physical  re- 
pose, the  spirit  worshipping  through  the  life- 
nerves  creates  the  tissues  through  which  strength 
comes.  The  tissues  are  restored  from  the  invisi- 
ble life  of  the  nervous  system  ; but  there  is  a hid-, 
den  principle  within  the  nerves,  a magnetic  force, 
which  concentrates  in  the  fine  electricity,  some- 
thing within  the  human  being,  known  only  to  the 
former,  wliich  principle  makes  one  feel  the  im- 
mensity of  our  existence. 


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Household  Treasure ; or 


These  curative  properties  come  by  adhering  to 
the  physical  laws  of  a perfect  life. 

SLEEPING  TOGETHER. 

All  human  beings  have  their  various  develop- 
ments and  particular  organization.  The  natural 
elements  of  each  individual  being  especially  adapt- 
ed to  himself,  or  herself,  as  the  constitution,  tem- 
perament and  nerve  forces  act,  according  to  the 
physical  laws  under  which  they  are  organized. 
The  most  important  to  be  considered  is,  the  heal- 
thy or  unhealthy  state  of  the  organic  matter  which 
composes  the  human  system,  and  to  this  we 
would  draw  the  reader’s  attention. 

We  find  the  present  demoralized  condition  of 
the  human  family,  owing  greatly  to  the  blending 
of  various  temperaments,  constitutionally  at  vari- 
ance with  each  other. 

The  habit  of  two  persons  sleeping  in  the  same 
bed  is  productive  of  depravity,  in  which  all  man- 
ner of  diseases  are  transmitted  to  each  other,  and 
also  often  creates  a nervous  derangement,  some- 
times producing  partial  insanity. 

We  often  see  people  marry,  when  one  of  the 
parties  is  consumptive  and  the  other  perfectly 
healthy.  It  sometimes  happens  that  the  healthy 
one  will  contract  the  disease  and  pass  away  first, 
the  Other  soon  following.  Both  must  die,  as  a 
general  thing,  and  from  the  evil  effects  of  sleep- 
ing together — there  is  no  remedy.  The  same  re- 


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suit  is  produced  in  other  diseases,  the  inhalation 
and  perspiration  blending  is  fatal  to  health. 

In  all  conditions  of  life  we  find  that  the  habit 
of  people  sleeping  together  is  detrimental  to  hu- 
man happiness  and  health — bringing  the  organic 
forces  into  constant  action  with  each  other,  espe- 
cially at  night,  when  the  structure  requires  rest, 
is  very  injurious. 

We  often  see  aged  men  marry  undeveloped 
young  girls,  who  have  no  resistance  in  their 
system  to  counteract  the  positive  drain  upon 
them,  which  goes  off  to  vitalize  the  crumbling 
oak,  which  bears  them  to  the  earth.  When  a 
man  and  wife  of  this  description  habitually  sleep 
together,  the  wife  soon  tires  of  her  husband,  as 
she  has  no  time  to  recuperate,  and  she  becomes 
prematurely  old,  and  her  health  fails,  while  he  on 
the  contrary  decidedly  improves.  If  the  husband 
has  any  particular  ailment,  the  wife  will  imbibe 
more  or  less  of  that  disease. 

The  natural  physical  laws  require  that  no  twc 
persons  should  sleep  in  the  same  bed,  especially 
grown  people,  as  it  obstructs  the  natural  harmo* 
nious  circulating  medium,  creating  a nervousness, 
which  prevents  the  soothing,  quieting  rest,  so  in- 
dispensably necessary  to  the  harmony  of  life. 

Children  should  have  their  separate  beds,  if 
possible,  particularly  if  they  are  not  healthy ; and 
should  never  be  allowed  to  sleep  with  aged  peo- 
ple, for  by  so  doing  the  old  will  thrive  upon  the 


190  Household  Treasure ; or, 

young,  causing  them  to  become  weak  and  debili- 
tated. 

More  discontent  and  quarrels  arise  between  all 
classes  of  people — brothers,  sisters,  clerks,  ap- 
prentices, servant-girls,  husbands  and  wives — 
from  the  unhealthy  custom  of  sleeping  together, 
than  from  any  other  cause,  owing  to  the  inhar- 
mony caused  from  the  electrical  changes  blend- 
ing in  the  elements  of  the  human  body  through 
the  night  being  in  such  close  proximity. 

There  is  nothing  that  will  so  derange  the  nerv- 
ous system  of  a person  who  is  eliminative  in  nerv- 
ous force,  as  to  lie  in  bed  through  the  night  with 
a person  who  is  an  absorbant.  The  absorber  will 
sleep  soundly  while  tlie  elminator  will  be  restless 
and  nervous.  The  consequence  is,  the  latter  will 
arise  in  the  morning  fretful,  fault-finding,  and  with 
a deranged  condition  of  the  whole  system,  creat- 
ing inharmony,  disruption,  and  all  the  various 
evils  predominating  in  married  life. 

Those  marriages  in  which  the  husbands  and 
wives  are  a considerable  portion  of  the  time  sepa- 
rated, are  much  more  harmonious,  and  seldom,  if 
ever,  apply  for  divorce. 

“HEAL  THYSELF.” 

The  world  is  flooded  with  preaching  to  the 
people  “ to  save  their  soul  by  believing”  : but  the 
first  law  is,  to  save  thy  body  from  disease. 

Sin  has  been  propagated  in  this  world  through 
the  animal  propensities,  and  inordinate  gratifica- 


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191 

tion  of  unnatural  appetites;  all  of  which  create 
the  evils  which  ‘'flesh  is  heir  to/'  “Heal  thy- 
self/’ by  abstaining  from  the  gratification  of  de- 
praved appetites,  and  then  thy  soul  will  be  cleans- 
ed from  sin  ; for  then,  the  desire  for  sin  will  die. 
Through  the  channels  of  over-indulgence  the 
eyes  become  full  of  evil,  the  lips  a snare,  and  the 
tongue  will  set  the  soul  on  fire.  Without  these, 
depravity  and  lust  would  not  exist ; even  a drunk- 
ard is  not  often  a sensualist.  It  is  a question  of 
surprise  that  people  forget  the  necessit}^  of  sav- 
ing the  body.  The  souls  of  men  are  lost  through 
the  ignorance  of  material  nature,  as  connected 
with  duty,  physically  and  spiritually. 

The  health  of  the  body  should  be  the  first  con- 
sideration of  man. 

The  hereditary  influences  of  thousands  of  gene- 
rations can  be  erased  only  through  time.  The 
laws  ot  nature  are  written  on  the  human  frame, 
and  the  pervertion  of  these  laws  lead  to  the 
grave^yard,  where  the  names  of  the  young  are 
engraved  on  the  tombs. 

A man  in  the  sanitary,  God-given  element,  and 
vitality  of  life,  only  just  begins  to  live  at  the  age  of 
sixty  or  seventy  years.  Prior  to  this,  his  life  is 
full  of  beginnings,  as  a tree  is  full  of  buds — and  it 
is  only  when  the  buds  of  knowledge  gradually 
unfold,  and  the  intellect  comprehends  wisdom, 
that  he  understands  life. 

According  to  nature  we  have  no  right  to  be 
sick,  and,^it  is  only  when  we  abuse  her  laws  or 


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Household  Treasure ; or, 


neglect  them,  that  we  suflFer.  We  do  wrong  to 
die  our  own  hands.  The  sixth  commandment 
reads — ‘‘  Thou  shalt  not  kill/'  which  forbids  sui- 
cide as  well  as  murder : involuntary  suicide  is  no 
less  murder. 

It  is  a great  sin  that  the  animal  nature  is  nour- 
ished, and  becomes  a hindrance  to  the  progress 
of  intellect  and  morality.  The  whole  being, 
spirit  and  body,  should  be  carefully  cultured.  A 
sound  mind,  in  a sound  body,  is  a pure  spirit  in  a 
holy  tabernacle. 

Insanity,  murder,  suicide  and  imbecility  are 
traceable  to  unhealthy  conditions,  vulgar  and 
genteel  narcotics,  not  only  among  the  wandering 
street  inebriates,  but  also  in  the  higher  walks  of 
life.  The  children  of  these  victims  are  born  with 
the  cravings  of  unnatural  appetites,  which  lead 
them  to  destruction.  Only  in  well-regulated 
healthy  bodies,  are  to  be  found  those  conditions 
favorable  to  clear  thought,  right  understanding 
and  intuitions  towards  God  and  man. 

APPROXIMATE  MEASURE. 

A Teacup  contains  about  four  fluid  ounces. 

A Wineglass  contains  about  two  fluid  ounces. 

A Tablespoon  contains  half  a fluid  ounce. 

A Teaspoon  contains  a drachm. 

The  Church  has  ever  been  a growth  without  founda-?* 
tion.— C.  A,  Von  CorL 

There  is  only  one  progress  yet  discovered  which  leads 
upwards:  all  others  lead  downward— do  right.— 


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INEBEIETY  PROM  CHLORAL. 

Chloral  is  unlike  opium,  which  creates  a hallu- 
cination of  beauty.  Chloral  increases  the  power 
of  enjoying  what  seems  to  the  patient  the  real. 
I will  describe  a case  which  has  came  under  my 
observation,  of  a young  girl  of  superior  abilities, 
whose  father  and  brother  were  practicing  physi- 
cians at  the  time  when  chloral  was  lauded  to  the 
skies.  This  young  woman  was  sick  from  nervous 
debility  and  indigestion,  caused  from  a low  state 
of  the  blood,  t(3rpid  liver,  and  inherent  scrofula. 
The  treatment  was  chloral,  which  increased  the 
irritability  of  the  system.  When  not  directly 
under  the  influence  of  the  medicine,  to  that  ex- 
tent, she  was  thought  at  times  to  be  partially 
insane.  This  treatment  continued,  the  affects  of 
which  produced  imbecilit}\ 

Another  case  of  a mail  who  was  overworked 
from  fatigue  and  could  not  sleep.  He  commenc- 
ed using  the  drug;  at  first  he  took  a large  dose 
of  chloral,  after  which  he  slept  like  a top  all  night. 
Having  repeated  the  dose  every  night  fora  week, 
he  tried  to  sleep  one  night  without  it,  but  failed  ; 
he  therefore  took  it  again,  but  it  did  not  have  the 
desired  affect.  After  a short  time  he  began  to 
suffer  great  heat  in  his  head,  and  was  otherwise 
afflicted  in  the  whole  system,  which  resulted  in 
death,  after  having  passed  through  tlie  agonies  of 
despair,  characteristic  of  the  affects  of  Chlo- 
.RALISM. 


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THE  CONDITION  OP  THE  BODY  THE  CAUSE  OP 
EVIL  AND  GOOD. 

With  all  the  discussions  of  reform  which  have 
been  shadowed  forth  from  time  to  time,  no  pro- 
position has  been  made,  nor  discussed,  which 
will  bring  a refining  element  on  the  demoralized 
condition  of  man,  in  order  to  lead  him  back  into 
his  natural  state,  from  which  he  has  fallen  since 
evil  has  been  produced  on  this  beautiful  earth. 
There  is  no  possibility  of  a reform  so  long  as 
man  cannot  see  wherein  this  evil  lieth. 

All  agree  that  there  is  an  underlying  stratum 
of  iniquity  in  the  world,  and  more  especially  in 
this  countr}^  fermenting,  enlarging,  and  embrac- 
ing in  its  delusions  and  snares  the  youth  and 
beauty  of  mankind. 

It  is  witli  exceeding  great  difficulty  we  speak 
of  facts  and  forces,  as  there  are  so  many  conflict- 
ing influences  among  the  people,  the  habits  and 
customs  of  the  day  preventing  the  blessing  of 
thought.  It  is  now,  and  ever  has  been  a fact,  that 
new  or  developed  ideas  of  facts  or  truths,  con- 
nected with  any  and  all  knowledge  pertaining  to 
natural  or  theological  laws,  which  conflict  with 
habits  and  customs,  are  denounced,  and  often 
stigmatized  as  irreligious. 

Socrates,  Plato,  Confucious,  and  Jesus,  who  is 
sometimes  called  Christ,  were  denounced,  not 
only  for  their  own  sayings,  but  also  for  remind- 
ing the  people  of  the  words  of  truth  uttered  and 


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195 


written  by  those  who  had  gone  before  them.  St. 
Paul  was  called,  and  because  he  spoke  the  truth — 
and  it  is  not  to  be  expected  that  those  organiza- 
tions could  know  a 1 that  should  be  developed,  as 
they  were  living  in  a nutshell  of  life,  not  so  de- 
praved as  at  present — and  from  that  day  to  this, 
every  one  is  denounced  as  a luny  if  he  speaks  the 
truth  leading  to  a reform — and  why  ? Because  it 
conflicts  with  contaminating  habits,  then  and  now, 
prevalent  in  the  race,  ever  leading  downwards. 

In  distinguishing  the  proclivities  which  lead 
men  downwards,  we  must  commence  at  the  first 
great  cause  which  broke  the  bonds  of  love  and 
fellowship,  and  led  the  soul  and  body  captive — 
which  is  said  to  be  the  prospectus  in  the  fable  of 
Adam — the  ancient  transgressor,  who  gratified 
his  selfish  desire,  which  is  termed  eating  an  apple, 
(misconstrued  by  translation.) 

The  evil  which  Adam  perpetuated  and  trans- 
mitted to  his  descendants,  produced  a craving 
propensity  which  could  not  be  easily  satisfied. 
The  unsettled  mind  and  gnawing  of  conscience, 
is  an  organic  force,  led  to  still  greater  wrongs. 

This  is  fully  illustrated  in  the  case  which  has 
flooded  the  world  with  its  crimes  in  the  great 
City  of  Churches,  Brooklyn,  (Babylon,)  and  has 
rolled  up  a mountainous  accumulation  of  decep- 
tion and  falsity,  which  will  serve  in  some  degree 
to  crush  bigotry.  Thus  it  is  when  evil  has  been 
perpetrated,  it  requires  the  undying  energy  of  the 
soul  to  eradicate  the  body  from  the  snares. 


196  Household  Treasure  ; o?\ 

We  find  this  fact  verified  in  the  terrible  strug- 
gles made  occasionally  by  inebriates,  who  strive 
to  reform  and  amend  their  lives ; but  there  are 
other  and  greater  evil  habits,  whicli  have  crept 
into  natural  life,  than  those  just  mentioned,  one  of 
which  is  the  predominating  cause  of  all  inhar- 
mony, and  the  first  instigator  of  sin— ///^  use  of 
animal  food. 

We  find  from  chemical  analysis^  and  minute  in- 
vestigation, and  daily  observation,  and  practice, 
for  years,  and  in  association  with  physiological 
laws,  gleaning  from  history,  etc, ; we  come  to  the 
conclusion  that  animal  food  is  the  great  and  sole 
precursor  to  the  animalized  condition  of  the  pre- 
sent generation,  and  especially  the  people  of  this 
nation,  as  there  is  no  civilized  nation  who  use 
animal  food  so  extensively  as  in  this  country. 

In  the  most  ancient  history  of  the  Jews  we  find 
in  a few  instances  animals  were  killed  and  burned, 
as  sacrifices — then  a mark  of  their  church  rites— 
but  meat  was  eaten  by  them  made  of  fine  flour 
and  oil,  and  sometimes  fruit.  Grains  and  nuts  are 
called  meats.  The  food  being  the  predominating 
cause  of  all  evil,  as  the  body  in  all  of  its  organs 
is  vitalized  through  the  properties  contained  in 
the  food,  which  enters  into  the  blood  through  the 
circulating  medium,  carrying  the  element,  what- 
ever it  may  be,  through  the  organic  forces  of  the 
body,  and  distributing  its  properties,  either  good 
or  bad,  producing  health  or  disease,  as  such  food 
may  be. 


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Great  chan^^es  will  soon  enter  the  fold  of  this 
nation,  caused  trom  the  excesses  which  predomi- 
nate. The  reform  can  only  come  through  self-pur- 
ification, avoiding*  all  food  which  would  tend  to 
create  a disease  in  the  body^  and  especially  the 
brain. 

There  would  be  no  necessity  for  lawyers, 
prisons,  poor-houses,  gibbets,  nor  thumb-screws ; 
neither  inebriate  nor  lunatic  asylums,  on  this 
beautiful  earth,  if  there  were  no  animal  flesh  used 
as  food. 

And  it  is  a fact  that  many,  born  human  beings, 
have  wholly  become  animals  by  the  degrading 
lives  of  living  with  dogs.  No  less  than  eight 
men  have  been  incarcerated  in  the  lunatic  asylum 
on  the  Island,  not  because  they  were  insane — they 
were  not — but  because  they  were  dogs,  as  they 
themselves  think,  as  far  as  they  are  capable  of 
•hinking.  These  men  huddle  together  in  the 
/corner,  and  walk  on  their  hands  and  feet,  and 
when  inclined  to  talk  they  bow,  wow,  like  dogs. 

Children  should  not  be  allowed  to  fondle  and 
play  with  dogs,  as  it  tends  to  change  the  human 
temperament  of  children,  by  being  blended  with 
the  aninrial.  The  animal  being  stronger  than  the 
human,  it  takes  more  of  the  human  element,  and 
the  child  imbibes  more  of  the  animal ; thus  we 
often  see  dogs  more  loving  and  kind  than  children ; 
that  is  not  the  children’s  fault,  it  is  the  parent’s, 
who  allow  the  unnatural  elements  to  continue, 
leading  to  sufiering  and  misery 


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Household  Treastire ; or^ 


It  is  impossible  to  cure  a disease  unless  you  re- 
move the  cause.  The  cause  is  the  blending  of  the 
two  elements  which  enters  into  the  blood,  and 
through  that  the  whole  body  is  sick.  That  is  the 
sole  reason  why  men  and  women  are  inharmo- 
nious, and  incompetent  to  do  an  honest  business 
and  cast  an  honest  vote. 

It  is  the  affects  of  that  which  enters  into  the 
body  that  demoralizes  and  degrades. 

We  cannot  act  on  the  ancient  prodigy,  as  it  is 
written : “ What  entereth  into  the  body  does  not 
defile  the  body,'*  for  at  the  time  these  words  were 
spoken  people  did  not  live  as  they  now  do. 

They  then  lived  on  uncooked  fruits,  unfermented 
bread,  grain,  rice,  nuts,  and  all  in  their  natural 
condition  and  element,  therefore  it  could  not  de- 
file the  body.  There  was  no  animal  food  used 
among  the  people  generally ; the  little  that  was 
used,  was  by  the  chiefs  of  the  Jews,  who  from 
time  to  time  increased  in  their  brutality. 

We  could  not  for  a moment  think  that  Jesus,  or 
his  disciples,  ever  ate  animal  flesh.  He  could  not 
have  been  a man  without  sin  if  he  had  fed  upon 
brutes.  His  nature  would  revolt  at  the  thought 
of  eating  such  a diseased  element. 

Children  were  not  fed  nor  forced  to  swallow 
animal  flesh  when  they  had  no  teeth  to  masticate 
it.  There  were  no  candies,  nor  dolls,  and  they 
were  not  demoralized  from  the  inherent  condi- 
tions, as  they  now  are,  from  the  irregular  lives  of 
their  parents. 


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As  we  have  come  to  the  facts  of  the  nutrition 
of  the  body,  and  in  speaking  of  the  phenomenon 
of  life,  and  the  nutriment  connected  therewith,  it 
is  found  that  the  race  is  in  a demoralized  and 
animalized  state,  caused  from  the  element  which 
enters  into  the  system.  There  can  be  no  improve- 
ment in  the  civilization  of  the  race,  except  that 
which  depends  upon  preservation  and  restoration 
of  health. 

In  comparing  the  elements  constituting  the 
outer  nutriment  of  men  and  animals  with  that  of 
plants,  we  find  there  is  no  essential  difference  in 
the  process  of  absorption  that  is  received  into  all 
things  of  the  same  plane,  both  animate  and  inani- 
mate. 

Nutrition  in  the  vegetable  is  not  limited  to  any 
single  organ,  neither  is  it  in  man,  but  we  find  that 
the  whole  surface  is  susceptible  to  absorption  and 
excretion,  on  the  same  principle  as  vegetation. 
There  are  some  plants  more  susceptible  than 
others,  and  also  animals  and  men.  Dr.  Craus  says 
that  animals  receive  nutrition  by  a single  apper- 
ture  in  the  mouth ; if  there  were  no  other  apper- 
ture  through  which  they  could  receive  nutrition, 
the}^  could  not  live.  Men  and  animals  receive 
the  same  nutritious  element  as  the  vegetable 
world,  in  a greater  or  a lesser  degree,  and  the 
body  takes  up  those  elements  according  to  nature's 
laws  operating  upon  ail  things,  as  also  the  atmos- 
phere. 

The  sensitive,  beautiful  and  fragrant  magnolia. 


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which  waves  its  branches  over  the  graves  where 
thousands  of  soldier’s  bodies  lie,  gathers  its 
sweetness  and  tears  and  drops  them  on  the 
mounds,  in  sympathy  with  nature’s  grand  laws. 
It  receives  its  moisture  from  absorption. 

All  animal  bodies  require  water,  carbonic  acid, 
and  ammonia.  Nature  is  so  arranged  as  to  con- 
vert these  substances  into  plants,  in  order  that  a 
greater  portion  may  be  taken  into  the  body  than 
could  be  by  absorption. 

All  kinds  of  food  taken  into  the  body  should  be 
that  which  is  used  for  the  purpose  of  nutrition. 

The  properties  are  not  in  the  same  degree  in 
all  kinds  of  food,  but  no  food  should  be  taken  into 
the  body  except  that  which  contains  the  element 
necessary  to  sustain  and  nutralize  it.  Grains, 
vegetables  and  fruits  contain  the  elements,  such 
as  starch,  sugar,  gum,  water,  etc.  These  contri- 
bute to  the  strength  of  the  body  ; spirits,  fat,  and 
flesh,  decrease  the  circulation,  therefore  a relaxa- 
tion is  produced  from  the  use  of  them. 

In  the  natural  process  throughout  the  body, 
there  is  an  equalization  of  heat,  and  all  nutritious 
substances  of  this  nature  are  the  support  of  the 
natural  heat.  Spirits,  fat,  and  animal  flesh  de- 
teriorates nature’s  grand  laws,  and  for  the  benefit 
of  nitrogen] ous  substances,  we  require  food  pos- 
sessing albumen,  fibine,  etc.,  contained  in  the 
vegetable  kingdom. 

But  that  is  not  contained  in  the  diseased  ani- 
mal flesh.  Bread,  nuts,  milk,  eggs,  all  of  these 


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were  termed  meat  in  ancient  history.  Prior  to 
the  demoralized  condition  of  humanity,  it  was  a 
crime  to  use  blood  ; the  refined  element  of  nature 
forbade  it,  and  to-day  wherever  you  find  a man  or 
woman,  who  live  in  accordance  with  the  natural 
laws,  which  are  divine  laws  of  life,  he  or  she  is 
pained  to  see  human  beings  tearing  the  putrid 
animal  flesh  from  the  bones,  putting  it  into  their 
mouths,  and  taking  it  into  their  stomachs — that 
which  has  brought  disease,  inebriety,  in  the 
various  forms  of  lunacy,  dishonesty,  brutality,  and 
a scrofulous  death.  Animal  flesh  is  detrimental  to 
the  human  system,  and  does  not  contain  any 
properties  productive  of  good,  but  contains  a 
powerful  demoralizing  element,  sufficient  to  de- 
stroy the  natural  propensities  of  the  brain,  and 
create  a disease  and  scroiulous  condition  of  the 
system.  We  must  all  necessarily  understand  that 
the  excessive  excitement  and  action  upon  the 
flesh  and  blood  of  the  animal — at  first  driven, 
perhaps  hundreds  of  miles,  or  closed  and  crowded 
in  a car  for  transport,  and  when  released  from 
that  position  they  are  placed  in  a filthy  pen, 
where  there  is  not  a spear  of  grass,  or  a lock  of 
hay,  nor  a drop  of  water  even  to  slack  their 
burning  thirst.  Then  comes  the  most  inhuman 
being  that  could  exist — the  public  murderer — the 
butcher^  who  drags  this  beautiful  animal  by  force 
of  machinery  into  a hades ; he  seeing  and  under- 
standing the  fate  that  awaits  him.  Then  only 
think  the  fine  organic  human  structure  standing 


202  Household  Treasure  ; or 

on  a plane  of  humanity,  using  such  matter  for 
food.  If  there  was  no  other  reason  why  animal 
flesh  should  not  be  used,  this  should  be  sufficient. 
But  these  reasons  do  not  erase  in  the  least  the 
other  more  potent  reasons. 

All  animals,  fowls,  birds  and  insects,  are  the 
grand  and  beautiful  production  of  the  great  mov- 
ing wheel  of  life  force  and  invisible  power,  which 
we  understand  only  through  instructions,  and 
what  is  termed  inspiration  Let  them  live,  as  you 
wish  to  live.  You  cannot  give  life. 

The  thesis  of  some  medical  men  is  that  animal 
flesh  is  easier  to  digest  than  some  other  food. 
They  think  so,  because  it  is  quicker  removed 
from  the  stomach,  and  therefore  requires  a greater 
exertion  from  the  digestive  organs  to  get  it  out 
of  the  way  before  it  becomes  a sickening  mass, 
and  must  be  ejected ; and  the  great  effort  of  the 
digestive  organs,  on  this  unnatural  element, 
causes  them  to  become  overtaxed,  and  through 
the  excess  of  action,  they  are  weakened,  the  action 
of  the  liver  retarded,  and  an  obstruction  in  the 
circulation  produced.  There  are  no  beneficial 
results  from  a speedy  digestion.  A slow  and  easy 
process  of  digestion  throws  the  nutritious  ele- 
ment out  into  the  system ; gradually  it  is  taken 
up  and  distributed  to  all  parts  of  the  body,  thus 
the  whole  body  is  nutralized. 

If  it  were  a natural  element  that  animals  should 
be  murdered,  and  be  masticated,  they  would  not 
resist,  as  animals  never  resist  nature’s  laws. 


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Water  is  a great  element  of  nutrition.  Without 
water,  man  must  perish,  as  a plant  under  a cover, 
hid  from  the  great  purifier  of  life. 

Milk,  containing  the  greatest  amount  of  water, 
is  considered  more  nutritive  than  any  other  ele- 
ment, except  water. 

Very  many  practice  a science  or  art,  the  philo- 
sophical principles  of  which  are  wholly  unknown 
to  them.  Without  medical  genius  or  perception, 
they  obstinately  confine  themselves  within  a lim- 
ited circle  of  action.  Their  old  prejudices  are 
predominant ; all  their  knowledge  consists  in  seiz- 
ing old  theories  and  habits,  and  they  are  ever 
ready  to  battle  against  any  new  development  of 
facts,  which  may  lead  to  a greater  knowledge  of 
the  natural  and  physiological  laws  of  life.  They 
being  ignorant,  are  therefore  stubborn. 

Like  a machine,  the  regular  routine  physician 
always  marches  on.  The  intellect  not  used  for 
reflection,  and  all  which  has  an  appearance  of 
labor,  is  avoided.  To  improve  by  observation  is 
not  in  his  conception. 

I had  the  misfortune  to  meet  one  of  these  phy- 
sicians, who  was  afflicted  with  a disease  leading 
to  the  heart,  which  caused  within  himself  great 
anxiety.  I informed  him  that  his  disease  would 
leave  him  if  he  would  adopt  the  true  laws  of  life 
in  his  mode  of  living.  He  could  give  no  reason 
for  not  doing  so,  except,  he  liked  his  rare  beef, 
and  did  not  believe  in  these  reforms. 

Hipocrates  was  a great  physician,  says  Prof. 


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Robert  Sara ; he  was  not  acquainted  with  tartar 
emetic,  or  quinine ; if  he  had  been,  his  sense  of 
reason  would  have  prevented  him  from  using 
them,  as  their  use  in  all  cases  are  injurious  to  the 
human  body. 

Many  physicians  are  merely  machines,  they 
puff  themselves  up,  without  learning  or  talent, 
ignorant  of  the  principles  of  the  science.  I met 
one  of  these  routine  doctors ; he  was  smoking 
with  his  might  and  main  an  uncommon  nauseous 
cigar;  it  was  so  strong  I was  unable  to  restrain 
the  hacking  cough  caused  by  the  smoke.  I re- 
monstrated against  the  habit  as  injurious  to  him- 
self and  family,  his  system  being  impregnated 
with  the  poison  of  the  weed.  It  had  a detri- 
mental effect  on  his  children,  they  being  mere 
dwarfs.  He  emphatically  denied  that  the  system 
could  be  impregnated  with  the  weed  from  smok- 
ing ; his  theory  is  he  likes  to  smoke,  unmindful  of 
starvation  of  his  wife  and  family — women  must 
keep  silent  and  starve — while  he  can  gratify  an 
inebriate  habit.  It  is  well  for  such  to  visit  the 
tobacco  inebriate  asylum. 

I will  make  a few  statements  set  forth  by  the 
English  Vegetarian  Society.  This  Society  hold 
their  annual  soiree,  where  some  hundreds  meet, 
and  make  speeches,  and  eat  dinner,  not  as  they 
say,  of  stalled  oxen,  pigs,  ducks,  chickens,  or  tur- 
keys, and  without  even  oysters.  The  Dietic  Re-- 
former  for  December,  gives  a report  of  their  last 
meeting.  We  learn  also  that  the  Society  has 


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among  its  members  prominent  names.  Prof.  W. 
Newoa,  VV.  E.  Deen,  I.  R.  S.  Isaac  Pitman,  in- 
ventor of  phonography, ; Baaboo  Reshht,  the 
famous  Hindoo  philosopher.  The  object  of  this 
Society  is  to  induce  the  human  race  to  abstain 
from  the  flesh  of  animals  for  food. 

This  subject  is  not  sufficiently  discussed,  says 
the  speaker  nor  the  means  used,  as  on  other  sub- 
jects less  important.  The  many  advantages, 
physical,  intellectual  and  moral,  which  are  the 
direct  result  of  a hygiene  diet,  prove  the  facts 
connected  with  the  principle,  which  will  lead  to 
true  civilization  and  to  honest  brotherhood,  and 
to  the  establishment  of  human  happiness  gener- 
ally. 

In  the  order  of  this  society  they  admit  none 
under  fDurteen  years  of  age,  which  I think  is 
wrong,  as  all  young  children,  young  men  and 
women,  should  especially  be  admitted. 

I gave  my  views  in  this  matter  in  regard  to  the 
beneficial  results  in  adhering  to  these  moral  and 
natural  laws  of  diet,  never  having  read  a treatise 
on  the  subject,  prior  to  establishing  this  principle, 
from  my  own  experience  and  investigation. 

From  the  very  magnitude  of  this  important 
subject,  it  is  difficult  to  enumerate  the  impor- 
tance of  this  question.  It  is  believed  by  the 
world's  masses,  and  reiterated  from  all  points  in 
life,  from  the  domestic  circle  to  the  platform  of 
the  profession  and  the  clergy,  that  in  health  there 
is  happiness,  without  health,  though  we  may  be 


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Household  Treasure ; or. 


robed  m purple  and  fine  linen,  and  fare  sumptu- 
ously everyday,  yet  without  health,  all  this  is  as 
a sounding  brass  and  tinkling  symbol. 

It  is  generally  understood  (or  should  be)  that 
all  diseases  generate  from  the  blood,  and  it  is  evi- 
dent that  in  order  to  give  health  and  strength  to 
the  body,  the  food  which  most  contributes  to  the 
purity  of  the  blood,  would  be  the  best  and  only 
restorative  to  health ; if  health  fails,  and  health 
cannot  be  restored  except  through  the  purifica- 
tion of  the  blood,  which,  in  its  pure  state,  sends 
its  current  of  electricity  through  the  body,  vital- 
izing all  parts  as  its  flows.  When  the  blood  is 
impure  it  becomes  hot,  thick,  full  of  particles  of 
matter;  these  being  left  scattered  throughout  the 
body  in  the  fine  tissues,  thus  the  natural  action  is 
obstructed,  not  having  sufficient  strength  to  carry 
on  the  force  of  nature.  Therefore  the  answer, 
pure  blood,  produces  health  and  long  life. 

There  is  a terrible  mistake  prevalent  in  this 
country  with  the  people,  that  all  reliance  is  vested 
in  the  medical  man,  or  those  purported  to  be  phy- 
sicians, many  of  whom  do  not  know  as  much  of 
the  laws  of  life  as  a baker.  The  people  allow 
themselves  to  be  blinded  by  the  notable  wise  men  ; 
and  women — who  are  leaders  in  all  habits  and 
fashions — regulate  all  their  habits  by  their  advice. 
The  people  in  this  country,  women  especially, 
should  have  a lot  of  Popes  always  sitting  as  dic- 
tators. Women,  with  all  their  boasted  calls  for 
rights,  and  with  all  their  terrible  wrongs,  which 


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they  enumerate,  are  sneaking  cowards — they  fear 
to  grasp  the  hand  of  right,  when  it  is  not  in  ac- 
cordance with  the  present  customs  and  fashions 
of  the  day.  Women  order  and  prepare  the  food, 
children  and  men  eat  it,  asking  no  questions,  for 
conscience  sake,  the  Bible  says,  but  I say  for 
peace  sake.  If  we  broach  the  subject  of  reform 
from  the  evil  habits — such  as  eating,  drinking, 
smoking,  chewing,  etc. — in  the  presence  of  women, 
even  those  who  profess  to  a leading  interest  in 
the  welfare  of  mankind,  they  will  slide  away  as 
though  they  were  frightened,  fearing  they  will  be 
suspected  of  denouncing  an  evil,  because  it  w a 
custom. 

A free  and  liberal  mind  will  find  no  difficulty 
in  sustaining  his  or  her  well-established  views 
against  the  crude  selfish  devotees  of  medical  men, 
and  fashion  or  custom,  especially  on  dietetics. 
Medical  men  have  no  more  right  than  any  other 
individuals  to  assume  it  their  business  to  teach 
their  patients  on  matters  in  which  their  own 
teachings  have  been  very  deficient. 

Not  long  since,  in  conversing  with  a physician 
of  purported  eminence,  he  stated  that  “ man  was 
a carnivorous  animal — that  he  had  a canine  tooth/’ 
and  therefore  he  argued  that  man  was  intended 
to  eat  animals.  I said  on  the  same  principle  men 
might  eat  each  other,  and  if  animal  eating  con- 
tinued it  would  come  to  that.  But  the  canine 
tooth  has  never  been  found  in  a human  being’s 
mouth,  as  there  is  no  such  tooth.  Every  person 


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that  ever  looked  into  a dog’s  mouth  can  immedi- 
ately discern  that  there  is  no  comparison  between 
the  two. 

It  is  the  duty  of  every  one,  especially,  to  inform 
themselves  of  their  own  structure,  and  of  the 
various  organs  of  the  body,  and  the  proper  way 
in  which  they  should  be  preserved  in  health  ; also 
the  natural  diet  which  should  be  used.  People 
and  medical  men  reason  on  the  degenerate  plane 
in  regard  to  fashion.  A physician  will  urge  the 
necessity  of  animal  food,  because  it  is  the  custom ; 
he  himself  has  the  habit  of  eating  it,  and  has  never 
thought  nor  desired  to  think  whether  it  be  bene- 
ficial or  injurious,  therefore  he  does  not  under- 
stand its  deleterious  effect  upon  the  system,  and 
the  evil  it  produces  in  the  blood,  through  which 
the  material  is  more  or  less  degraded.  People 
will  find  a theory  to  sustain  their  own  wishes,  or 
they  will  endeavor  to  sustain  them  by  obstruse- 
ness. 

A medical  man  will  stand  smoking  a cigar,  and 
publicly  advocate  that  the  properties  of  the 
tobacco  do  not  enter  into  the  system.  If  the  man 
has  no  more  or  better  knowledge  of  the  human 
body,  he  should  not  be  tolerated  as  a physician. 

Mr.  Baker,  a member  of  the  English  Vegetarian 
Society,  says,  for  a period  of  twelve  months  he 
ate  nothing  but  uncooked  fruits  and  nuts ; he 
drank  no  drink  except  what  the  fruit  contained. 
At  one  portion  of  his  life  he  had  been  constantly 
running  to  the  doctors  for  physic,  but  having 


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since  studied  physiology  himself,  he  had  given  up 
doctors.  He  further  says  that  much  of  the  flesh 
eaten  by  human  beings  is  such  as  only  the  vulture 
or  crow  would  feed  upon.  A little  consideration 
of  the  facts  of  the  case  will  show  that  such  food 
is  unnatural  and  injurious  to  the  human  body. 

Mr.  Baker  also  says,  he  worked  a whole  week, 
night  and  day,  only  lying  down  on  three  occa- 
sions, six  hours  each.  During  the  cholera,  in  1849, 
he  worked  at  statistics  three  nights  in  one  week. 
On  another  occasion  he  walked  sixty-eight  miles, 
without  stopping. 

Vegetarian  diet  promotes  the  health  of  all  the 
fluids,  and  it  is  upon  this  that  the  physical 
strength  depends. 

His  opinion  is  that  the  majority  of  men  and 
women  are  not  strong  minded,  and  do  not  possess 
the  moral  courage  requisite  to  enable  them  to 
adopt  correct  habits,  which  are  contrary  to 
modern  customs. 

Far  be  it  from  me  to  undervalue  the  services 
of  consientious  and  learned  medical  men,  but  my 
references  are  to  the  many  who  take  the  lives  of 
individuals  in  their  hands,  ignorant  of  the  causes 
and  effects  of  disease,  and  who  scarcely  know 
their  own  anatomy.  How  is  it  possible  for  them 
to  use  correct  remedies  ? Convince  your  hearers 
to-day,  and  to-morrow  they  will  fall  back  into  old 
habits.  Every  principle  of  right  taken  up  on 
independent  ground  must  be  continually  en- 
forced. 


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Household  Treasure ; or. 


Our  courage  often  sinks,  and  we  almost  lose 
confidence  in  tiic  race,  but  the  prospect  of  elevat- 
ing the  human  body  so  as  to  make  it  a fit  temple 
for  the  soul  to  dwell  therein,  is  the  prize  for  which 
we  are  willing  to  labor. 

Those  who  use  no  flesh  for  food  are  called  vege- 
tarians. This  word  is  used  to  express  the  diet 
which  comprehends  all  kinds  of  food  except 
animal.  There  are  other  and  more  serious  ques- 
tions to  be  considered.  The  relation  of  the 
organs  of  the  human  body  clearly  enable  us  to 
solve  this  question,  and  the  action  of  various 
kinds  of  food  upon  the  physical  system,  indi- 
cate the  necessity  of  a vegetable  diet.  The 
hands,  the  feet,  and,  as  I said  in  a previous  asser- 
tion, the  teeth  and  stomach,  all  lead  to  the  same 
conclusion.  Just  compare  the  mouth  of  a dog 
with  that  of  a human  being,  and  you  will  see  the 
difference.  One  is  designed  for  feeding  on  fruit 
and  grain,  and  tlie  other  for  crushing  the  bones 
and  rending  the  flesh.  Fruit  and  grain  are  the 
proper  food  for  man — considering  the  instincts  of 
man. 

I know  there  are  human  beings  who  indulge  in 
coarse  and  brutal  propensities  a great  deal  worse 
than  the  brute  creation  ; but  man's  natural  in- 
stincts, when  not  contaminated  by  the  effects  of 
inordinate  living,  are  of  finer  texture.  Man  being 
respected  by  all  the  brute  creation. 

Thus  behold  the  obedience  of  the  grand  and 
beautiful  horse.  The  natural  results  of  man’s  in- 


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stincts,  when  suffered  to  develop  according  to 
nature’s  laws,  are  the  fruit  of  the  spirit — beauty, 
sympathy,  benevolence  and  peace — all  that  is 
lovely  to  human  kind  ; and  when  mankind  find 
themselves  associated  with  the  fine  and  natural 
principles  or  instincts,  they  find  themselves  en- 
tirely separated  from  the  condition  which  has  an 
inclination  for  the  use  of  animal  food. 

In  the  present  light  and  knowledge  of  the 
world,  if  the  human  brain  had  not  become  so 
much  of  an  animal  from  the  effect  of  eating  putrid 
flesh,  they  would  be  better  able  to  understand 
the  scrofulous  and  other  evils  which  it  pro- 
duces. The  solid,  heavy  pressure  which  it  creates 
in  the  stomach,  leads  to  the  abominable  use  of 
tobacco,  now  so  prevalent,  and  also  to  the  use 
of  intoxicating  drinks.  It  is  well  known  that 
people  desire  to  use  tobacco,  or  take  a drink, 
after  eating  ,a  meal  of  flesh.  If  there  were  no 
flesh  put  into  the  stomach,  there  would  be  no 
desire  for  the  stimulant  to  assist  in  removing  it, 
and  then  there  would  be  three  evils  dispensed 
with. 

Many  persons,  not  understanding  the  true  prin- 
ciple of  the  natural  laws  and  effect  on  the  body, 
anticipate  that  a decided  change  from  animal 
food  would  be  detrimental  to  the  body,  that  the 
body  would  lose  strength.  No  one  need  enter- 
tain these  fears,  as  there  is  abundant  proof  to  the 
contrary.  I have  seen  a sufficient  number  of  in- 
stances where  people  would  gain  health  and 


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strength  every  day ; the  foul  mass  of  matter 
changed  to  solid  flesh  and  blood.  The  puffing 
and  wheezing  would  leave  them,  and  they  could 
sing  and  dance  like  a top. 

Any  unprejudiced  mind  would  not  cling  to  that 
erroneous  idea.  All  the  animal  flesh  that  enters 
into  the  body  serves  to  gradually  weaken  and 
degrade  all  portions,  from  the  coarser  to  the 
highest  texture  of  the  brain.  It  also  leads  to 
other  demoralizing  propensities— the  use  of  the 
tobacco  weed,  alcoholic  liquors,  and  licentious- 
ness— which  is  now  leading  the  nation  to  disgrace 
and  contempt. 

Christ,  the  great  Teacher  of  right,  represented 
that  all  principles  of  reform  arc  attended  with 
dissensions,  and  it  is  true  now  as  then,  in  estab- 
lishing the  principles  of  the  natural  laws  of  life, 
on  the  vegetarian  plane.  That  the  son  is  against 
the  father,  the  father  against  the  son  ; the  wife 
against  the  husband,  the  husband  against  the 
wife  ; the  sister  against  the  brother,  the  brother 
against  the  sister. 

“Thus  saith  the  Lord,  all  these  shall  come 
unto  thee  in  that  day  when  I make  up  my 
jewels.’* 

There  is  certainly  a magnetic  connection  which 
draws  alike  between  that  which  is  good  and  true, 
as  we  see  there  is  between  evil ; and  we  class  the 
vegetarian  among  the  most  holy  instincts. 

Good  things  are  linked  together,  in  accepting 
one  you  are  most  sure  to  fall  in  the  wake  of  the 


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other.  To  institute  a finer  element  in  the  innate 
and  demoralized  condition  of  man,  has  been  the 
great  work  of  all  great  and  holy  men  of  this 
world.  The  teaching  of  the  great  Nazarene  ably 
reminded  his  hearers,  thus  and  thus  is  written, 
and  thus  thou  hast  rejected  the  truth. 

Mr.  W.  M.  Wright  stood  before  the  great 
Vegetarian  Society  of  England,  and  related  his 
experience  of  twenty  years.  He  says,  a few 
years  ago  he  used  to  wmlk  from  fifteen  to  twenty 
miles  a day,  with  twenty  pounds  of  sample  on 
his  shoulder,  for  he  was  in  the  paper  business. 
His  friends  said,  as  people  say  now,  “ Wright, 
you  can’t  endure  it ; you  will  be  a dead  man  in  a 
short  time ; you  must  have  mutton-chops,  and 
such-like  food.” 

“ But,”  he  replied,  “ I went  on  with  brown- 
bread  and  apples  for  breakfast ; dinner  perhaps  I 
Lad  no  time,  so  I took  a few  crackers  or  biscuits, 
pears,  raisons,  etc.  At  night  I generally  managed 
to  have  some  oat-meal  pudding.”  He  was  per- 
fectly healthy,  and  slept  like  a top. 

Another  man  who  worked  in  iron-works,  who 
had  lived  largely  on  peas  and  beans,  at  the  end 
of  a year  found  himself  fifteen  pounds  heavier, 
and  in  perfect  health. 

Cast  thy  crumbs  before  swine  ; be  not  swine. 

Is  it  not  a great  crime  to  take  the  life  which 
you  cannot  give — to  kill  animals  and  then  devour 
them  ? 


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EXEECISE. 

Country  people  have  means  and  room  for  exer- 
cise always  available  ; and  with  all  the  labor 
which  is  ever  accumulating  around  them,  they 
have  time  for  recreation,  and  a change  of  exer- 
cise. They  are  not  subjected  to  the  hurry  and 
pinch  for  time  which  breaks  down  the  constitu- 
tion and  destroys  the  life  of  the  city  people. 
In  our  large  cities  it  is  extremely  difficult  to  im- 
press upon  the  minds  of  the  people  the  necessity 
of  exercise,  although  it  can  be  made  available  in 
a greater  or  lesser  degree  to  all.  The  atmos- 
phere in  which  they  live  tends  to  depress  the 
current  of  the  body,  thus  causing  a disinclination 
to  exercise.  And  the  great  mass  of  the  people 
have  not  the  time,  nor  the  means,  to  attend  any 
of  the  regular  established  places  for  exercise, 
such  as  the  lift-practice,  the  equestrian,  and  the 
electro-gymnastic ; the  last  mentioned  is  available 
to  every  person,  and  in  every  house. 

It  is  not  necessary  to  take  an  hour  for  the  exer- 
cise, but  be  sure  to  take  a certain  time,  every  day, 
if  not  more  than  ten  minutes,  and  commence  by 
standing  erect  and  throwing  the  shoulders  back  ; 
inflate  the  lungs  by  drawing  the  breath  in,  with 
the  mouth  closed,  then  throw  off"  the  breath 
through  the  mouth  by  opening  it,  and  saying,  oh, 
as  loud  as  you  please ; do  this  ten  or  twelve 
times,  then  inflate  the  lung,  and  use  each  hand  to 
slap  the  chest  and  stomach,  each  side  of  the  body, 


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and  hips  ; rub  the  sciatic  nerve  on  each  side  down 
to  the  feet ; rub  the  hands  together  until  you  find 
them  moist  with  perspiration  ; stamp  with  the 
feet,  and  throw  out  the  arms,  counting  one,  two, 
three,  four,  as  to  the  time  of  music.  Then  go  not 
immediately  in  the  draft,  and  sit  down  after  this 
exercise. 

Horseback-riding  is  the  most  healthy  out-door 
exercise,  and  the  electricity  of  the  horse  is  bene- 
ficial to  man,  as  they  are  on  an  exceeding  high 
plane.  Persons  have  been  cured  of  rheumatic 
diseases  from  riding  and  handling  horses  daily. 

In  pursuing  this  exercise,  living  on  the  natural 
food  for  man,  you  bring  into  condition  true  man- 
hood, and  thus  restore  the  lost  element,  where 
life  is  a theme  of  eternal  existence,  and  death 
unknown. 

LONGEVITY. 

A learned  Professor,  Dr.  H , speaking  on 

the  theory  of  life  and  death,  endeavored  to  il- 
llustrate  that  all  life  was  and  is  developed  and 
reproduced  through  the  effects,  or  from  the  result 
of  death  of  something,  and  from  this  theory  other 
lives  are  reproduced,  not  of  the  same  form  or 
species,  but  may  be  in  a superior  or  inferior  con- 
dition. Thus,  for  example,  the  learned  lecturer 
presented  the  tadpole,  and  in  the  development  of 
the  toad,  he  was  not  able  to  find  a place  for  the 
polly  wog's  tail ; he  seemed  to  say  it  must  have 
fallen  oS,  as  the  toad  has  no  tail. 


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I must  disagree  with  all  who  preach  the  doc- 
trine of  death,  in  all  of  the  ultimate  points,  that 
death  cannot  produce  life — as  it  follows  that  in 
what  is  termed  death.  There  are  no  elements  of 
life,  and  where  there  is  no  life-forces  contingent 
with  nature,  there  can  be  no  development  and 
consequently  no  reproduction. 

Life  must  develop  life  in  all  and  every  form ; 
life  cannot  be  sustained  nor  produced  except 
there  be  an  invigorating  power  in  the  productive 
element.  Thus  all  kinds  of  food  which  is  used 
possesses  vitality,  strength  and  life  (except 
animal).  The  dry  leaves  which  fall  from  the 
beautiful  trees,  (a  natural  development,)  and  lay 
in  heaps  on  the  more  beautiful  earth,  those  leaves 
are  not  dead ; their  life  enters  into  the  forces  of 
the  earth,  and  reproduces  nature’s  grand  illustra- 
tions of  developed  life.  And  the  human  family 
could  not  be  produced,  neither  developed,  except 
it  be  connected  with  all  of  these  natural  and 
divine  laws.  The  human  is  no  more  wonderful, 
neither  is  it  so  beautiful  as  many  other  species  of 
life.  The  various  animals,  birds,  and  fishes  ; the 
grand  forests  and  majestic  rivers ; the  beautiful 
and  fragrant  flowers — is  not  all  of  this  per- 
fection ? 

Through  all  of  these  laws  working  together 
bringeth  forth  all  things,  the  first  being  in  immen- 
sity of  space,  an  atom, 

Man  on  the  same  plane,  no  better  than  any 
other  development ; but  chosen  to  fill  a higher 


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sphere  of  life.  There  is  no  limit  to  the  life  of 
man ; and  we  deem  it  a crime  to  destroy  the  body^ 
the  house  which  the  divine  interior  must  inhabit, 
as  it  is  intended  as  a receptacle  of  wisdom,  har- 
mony and  love.  We  have  from  time  to  time 
proofs  that  the  body  may  become  perfectly 
spiritualized  by  adhering  to  nature's  laws,  in  all 
our  life,  so  that  the  body,  as  the  spirit,  becomes 
imperceptible. 

Man's  body  is  the  receptacle  for  the  develop- 
ment of  knowledge,  and  that  receptacle  is  endowed 
with  the  various  organic  forces,  to  be  used  for 
that  purpose.  But  theology  tells  us  we  must 
not  use  reason,  nor  investigate  for  knowledge  any 
further  than  theology  prescribes.  If  we  advance 
further  on,  and  get  into  the  glorious  bosom  of  the 
eternal  world,  where  the  flowers  are  ever  bloom- 
ing and  the  birds  are  ever  singing,  and  we  behold 
the  great  Book  of  nature  and  the  Gospel  of  life, 
with  its  leaves  floating  in  the  air  and  in  the  whirl- 
wind, scattering  the  flowers  alike  around  the  evil 
affid  the  good.  Then  theology  tells  us  we  are  off 
the  right  track,  we  have  lost  our  way,  and  we 
must  retrace  our  steps,  or  be  lost  forever ; but  as 
there  are  as  many  imperfections  in  theology  as  in 
other  sciences,  we  cannot  say,  Let  evil  alone  and 
it  will  die  out.  Under  that  philosophy  none  of 
the  evils  which  have  been  produced  from  time 
immemorial  died  out.  Mormonism  did  not  die 
out  by  letting  it  alone  ; Communism  has  not  died 
out.  Not  any  of  the  evils,  from  infancy  to  old  age. 


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has  died  out  by  being  let  alone.  Parents  are  neg- 
lectful in  the  manner  of  cultivation  of  the  princi- 
ples of  right,  and  evils  have  increased  to  an 
alarming  extent  with  them. 

HEEBS-Mullien. 

About  three  ounces  of  the  decoction  of  the 
flowers  of  mullien  drank  every  morning  and  even- 
ing is  an  excellent  remedy  for  the  gout.  This 
should  be  continued  for  some  time,  as  a disease 
that  is  a lifetime  being  created,  cannot  be  re- 
moved in  a day  or  a month. 

Mustard. 

For  those  whose  stomachs  are  weak  and  cannot 
digest  their  food,  take  of  mustard  seed  one  dram, 
cinnamon  one  dram,  and  a little  gum-arabic  dis- 
solved in  rose-water ; make  this  up  in  pills  of 
half  a dram  weight,  and  take  one  pill  an  hour 
before  each  meal.  This  is  an  excellent  remedy 
for  aged  people,  when  there  is  a coldness  of  the 
stomach  and  a torpid  circulation.  The  decoction 
of  the  seed  used  as  a gargle  will  draw  up  the 
palate  of  the  mouth  when  it  has  fallen. 

Lavender. 

This  herb  is  especially  good  for  pains  in  the 
head  and  brain  that  proceed  from  a cold  cause ; 


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also  for  cramps,  convulsions,  and  faintings.  It 
strengthens  the  stomach,  and  assists  the  liver  and 
spleen,  freeing  them  from  obstructions.  An  old 
English  physician  says,  It  will  expel  the  dead 
child,  and  placenta/'  Use  as  a decoction,  strong  ; 
dose,  one  tablespoonful  as  often  as  the  case 
requires. 

Lungwort. 

This  herb  is  especially  adapted  to  the  lungs,  for 
coughs,  wheezings,  and  shortness  of  breath,  which 
it  will  cure  when  used  long  enough  to  take 
effect. 

Marsh  Mallows. 

The  decoction  of  this  herb  being  drank,  is  said 
to  cause  a speedy  delivery  of  women  in  child- 
birth. A syrup  of  the  flowers  will  remove  ob- 
structions of  the  bowels  and  constipation.  The 
leaves  bruised  and  laid  on  the  eyes,  with  a little 
honey,  removes  any  imposthumes  which  may  be 
gathered  on  or  around  them.  A case  of  hemorr- 
hage ol  the  bowels  was  cured  with  this  herb,  at  a 
time  when  a disease  of  that  kind  was  raging  to  an 
alarming  extent,  which  baffled  the  skill  of  the 
physicians.  At  length  the  son  of  one  of  the  phy- 
sicians was  taken  with  the  disease,  and  the  exco- 
ration of  his  bovyels  was  exceedingly  great.  The 
father  says,  '‘The  only  thing  I gave  him  was 
mallow,  bruised  in  milk,  and  drank ; in  two  days 


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it  cured  him.”  I here  state  that  the  milk  alone 
would  have  cured  him. 

The  Elm  Tree. 

It  is  said  that  the  leaves,  bark  or  roots  of  the 
elm  tree,  steeped,  and  a decoction  made  and  used 
to  bathe,  will  heal  broken  bones,  by  dissolving 
the  mucilaginous  substance  which  gathers,  and 
prevents  healing. 

Beets. 

The  white  beet  is  of  a cleansing  and  digesting 
property,  and  removes  the  obstruction  of  the 
urine.  The  juice  of  it  applied  to  the  temples 
relieves  the  inflammation  in  the  eyes.  The  red 
beet  is  good  to  reduce  the  too  much  flow  of  the 
menses,  and  also  other  weaknesses  in  those  organs 
of  the  body. 

May  the  world  soon  learn  that  the  food  is  the 
cause  and  the  remedy  of  diseases.  Live  as  thou 
ought,  and  live  forever. 

The  red  beet  is  good  for  weaknesses  in  the 
lower  organs  of  the  body,  as  also  to  reduce  the 
menstrual  flow  when  there  is  too  much. 

Amaranthns,  or  Floramor. 

This  plant  grows  up  about  two  feet  high, 
streaked  and  reddish  toward  the  root,  but  very 
smooth,  branching  out  toward  the  top.  The 


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leaves  are  of  a reddish  green  color,  the  flowers 
are  a kind  of  tufts,  very  beautiful,  but  of  no  smell, 
of  a reddish  color;  the  seed  is  shining  black. 

The  flowers,  dried  and  rubbed  to  a powder, 
and  taken,  mixed  in  a little  sugar-water,  will  stop 
the  terms  in  women,  as  do  many  other  red  thmgs." 
B^hc  iron,  or  image  of  herbs,  the  ancients  at 
first  learned  their  virtues. 

Moderns  laugh  at  them  as  they  have,  in  most 
instances,  connected  them  with  the  planetary 
world  ; but  I wonder  how  the  viitues  of  herbs 
first  came  to  be  known,  if  not  by  their  peculi- 
arities or  significance. 

The  moderns  have  them  from  the  writings  oi 
the  ancients,  the  ancients  had  no  writings  to  get 
them  from,  therefore  they  possessed  the  greater 
wisdom.  All  knowledge  is  now  borrowed  ; that 
which  is  not  borrowed  is  accounted  insanity 
instead  of  inspiration. 

But  the  flowers  stop  all  floes  of  blood  in  man  or 
woman,  bleeding  of  the  nose  or  of  wounds,  etc. 
There  is  also  an  amaranthus  which  bears  a white 
flower,  which  is  an  excellent  antivenereal. 

Burdock  (Autium  Lappa.) 

The  burdock  leaves  are  a powerful  friend  to 
women.  By  the  use  of  the  leaves,  or  seed,  you 'I 
may  restore  all  misplacements  of  the  womb  (or 
uterus),  by  applying  it  to  the  crown  of  the  head. 
In  case  there  is  failing  of  the  womb,  or  if  you 


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would  replace  it  in  its  natural  position,  apply  it 
to  the  navel,  the  middle  of  the  abdomen.  The 
leaves,  wilted  and  applied  to  any  part  of  the  body 
troubled  with  shrinking  of  the  sinews  or  arteries, 
V\rhere  there  is  much  pain,  will  be  quickly  re- 
moved, and  a natural  action  produced. 

Bitter-sweet,  Amara  Duleis. 

This  herb  grows  up  four  or  five  feet  high,  a 
woody  stalk ; the  leaves  fall  off  in  autumn,  and 
put  forth  again  in  the  spring.  The  leaves  are  of 
a pale  green,  and  the  flowers  are  of  a purple 
color  or  blue ; they  are  in  clusters.  The  berries, 
when  ripe,  are  red,  and  if  you  taste  them,  they 
are  at  first  sweet,  and  afterwards  bitter. 

This  is  an  excellent  remedy  lor  falling  sickness, 
vertigo,  or  dizziness  ol  the  head,  being  applied 
externally  to  the  back  of  the  neck  or  between  the 
shoulders.  Tragus  says,  the  bruised  leaves  ap- 
plied to  felons  removes  them  speedily.  This  herb 
has  mercurial  properties,  therefore  it  is  laxative. 
Take  a pound  of  the  leaves  and  branches  together, 
put  it  in  a pot,  and  put  on  it  three  pints  of  water; 
cover  it  close,  and  let  it  infuse  over  a gentle  fire 
several  hours ; then  strain  it,  and  you  have  a 
drink  which  will  remove  the  obstructions  of  the 
liver,  spleen,  and  an  excellent  remedy  for  jaun- 
dice. You  may  take  one  gill  of  this  decoction 
every  morning. 


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All-Heal. 

It  is  thought  that  Hercules  learned  the  use  of 
this  herb,  and  its  virtues,  when  a student  of 
Ghiron.  This  plant  flowers  the  last  of  summer, 
and  the  seeds  fall  soon  after.  The  herb  will  re- 
move many  evils  which  afflicts  the  body.  By 
sympathy  it  attracts,  as  the  loadstone  attracts 
iron.  It  is  especially  destructive  to  worms.  Use 
in  a decoction. 

Ale-Hoof  (or  Ground  Ivy),  Cats-Poot. 

It  is  said  by  the  ancients  who  used  this  herb, 
that  the  juice  of  it,  boiled  with  a little  honey  and 
verdigris,  and  applied  to  ulcers  and  cancers,  will 
stop  the  spreading  or  eating  of  them,  and  by 
cleansing  and  absorbing  the  poisonous  pus, 
thereby  healing  the  disease. 

BITING  OP  SEEPENTS.— Simple  Cure  for  Poison. 

The  only  reliable  and  permanent  cure  for  the 
bite  of  Serpents  and  rabid  animals  is  to  immedi- 
ately apply  fresh  earth,  moistened  with  pure 
water— renew  the  application  as  often  as  the 
earth  becomes  heated  ; and  continue  the  same 
until  perfectly  well. 


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Infant  Mirth. 

An  infant  may  smile  or  laugh  of  itself.  But  to 
act  upon  the  mirthful  organs  of  the  child,  in  order 
to  force  a laugh,  as  is  the  common  practice,  is 
very  injurious  to  the  temperament  and  health  of 
the  child. 

You  may  often  remark  that  in  all  cases  where 
this  operation  is  performed,  the  unnatural  laugh 
turns  to  a wail  of  distress. 

Thus  you  see  the  nervous  force  is  affected  and 
also  the  brain. 


Cabbage  or  Colewort. 

This  vegetable  should  be  more  frequently  used 
than  it  is  by  American  people.  It  contains  the 
nitrogenious  properties  which  the  body  requires, 
and  should  be  used  more  freely  in  its  uncooked 
state  than  cooked.  It  cleanses  the  interior  of  the 
body  from  slime  and  matter,  therefore  creating  a 
more  healthy  blood.  The  juice,  boiled  together 
with  honey,  and  dropped  in  the  corner  of  the  eyes, 
will  cleanse  them  from  film,  which  sometii  es 
forms  on  the  eyes  to  dim  the  sight,  the  film  being 
caused  from  the  matter  which  is  in  the  system, 
produced  from  improper  food  and  drink. 

The  decoction  of  colewort  removes  pains  of 
gouty  legs  and  knees,  being  bathed  therewith. 
Olorysippus  worshipped  this  plant  as  a god,  and 
he  wrote  a whole  volume  on  its  virtue.  Honest 


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old  Cato  is  said  to  have  used  no  other  medicine  ; 
and  if  people  of  the  present  day  would  adhere  to 
that  law,  and  use  no  animal  food,  but  cabbage  in 
its  place,  they  would  never  need  medicine.  The 
inspiring  element  of  life,  without  the  dead  animal 
matter,  would  raise  the  soul  and  body  out  of  its 
downward  road  up  to  its  natural  element. 


\ Kusii,  rMladelpixia. 

‘ * Thousands  are  annually  slaughtered  in 
the  sick  room.  ^ ’ — Dr,  Frank. 

‘ ‘ The  science  of  medicine  is  founded  on 
conjecture,  improved  by  murder.  ’ 

Astley  Cooper,  M.  D. 

‘ ‘ The  medical  practice  of  the  present  daiy 
is  neither  philosophical  nor  common  sense.  ’ ? f 
— Dr.  Evans,  Edinburgh,  Scotland. 


SOME  FRANK  CONFESSIONS. 


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A POEM  ON  NATURAL  LIFE. 

May  the  book  of  the  intellectual  organs  of  the  soul 
Be  open  to  wisdom,  divinely  controlled, 

In  the  Sciences  deep,  which  cannot  be  understood. 
When  the  mind  is  not  free  to  gather  the  good. 

It  is  the  great  beauty  of  the  human  mind 
That  all  have  the  right,  who  feel  inclined. 

To  prove  the  true,  philosophical  science, 

A divine  creation  for  our  only  reliance. 

We  behold  from  the  natural  instincts  which  are  rife. 
That  nature  is  teacher  to  all  in  this  life ; 

The  natural  laws,  developed  from  birth. 

Is  a safeguard  through  life  to  treasure  on  earth. 

In  forest  of  wildwood  great  light  can  be  gained. 

In  beholding  the  natural  laws  maintained. 

By  insects  and  serpents  and  fleeing  wild  deer. 

When  wounds  and  diseases  on  them  appear. 

The  forces  within  of  self-preservation. 

Developed  through  natural  laws  cf  creation. 

All  rush  to  the  healing  balm  in  their  case. 

And  partake  of  it  freely,  and  rest  on  the  place. 

Thus  nature  is  teacher,  when  the  mind  is  free 
To  be  taught  by  the  Spirit  of  God’s  purity. 

Though  many  must  be  taught,  through  organic  forces. 
And  learn  the  Sciences  in  regular  courses. 

In  searching  and  learning,  the  present  generation 
Assisteth  in  scanning  the  sphere  of  creation. 

To  gather  the  wheat,  and  burn  the  chaff. 

And  shoulder  the  weapons  of  right  at  last. 


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CANCER. 

A poultice  of  scraped  carrot-root  and  yellow 
dock-root  is  said  ta  have  cured  some  cancers,  and 
many  old  fretting  sores.  But  I know  the  best 
cure  for  what  people  often  think  are  cancers,  and 
what  are  said  to  be  cancers  by  examining  ph}^- 
sicians,  is,  to  let  them  alone  with  all  your  might ! 
Use  only  a soft  sponge  wet  in  cold  water  when 
there  is  any  irritation  or  itching  on  the  lump  or 
abscess  ; hold  the  sponge  on  it  lightly  at  first, 
this  will  cool  the  blood  and  remove  the  irritation. 
Use  no  animal  diet,  no  spices,  nor  salt  food. 
Take  herb  called  eves-cup,  and  use  as  a tea. 
Steep  the  herb  in  boiling  water,  then  strain  it, 
and  drink  a half-pint  through  the  day  ; drink 
it  cold. 

A cancer  can  never  be  cured  except  by  carry- 
ing it  out  of  the  system,  through  the  circulating 
medium,  which  is  the  blood.  Many  have  been 
cut,  creating  greater  agony  than  death  ; many 
have  been  burnt,  and  with  the  excruciating  pain 
which  is  inconceivable  except  by  the  sufferer ; 
but  no  cancer  has  ever  been  cured  by  those  pro- 
cesses of  treatment, 

DYSPEPSIA. 

The  following  prescription  I have  found  to  be 
the  best  and  most  reliable  remedy  for  weak  and 
diseased  organs  of  the  stomach  and  bowels,  and 


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for  dyspepsia  in  all  its  forms ; hundreds  have 
been  cured  with  this  remedy  who  had  suffered 
from  five  to  fifteen  years : 

Take  of  gentian-root,  ground,  two  ounces  and 
a half ; bruised  orange  peel  one  ounce  ; canella, 
in  powder,  six  drams  ; a half  dram  of  bruised 
cochineal;  alcohol  one  quart ; water  two  quarts. 
Mix  all  in  a glass  jar ; set  it  in  a warm  place  and 
macerate  fourteen  days  ; then  strain  it  and  it  is 
fit  for  use.  Dose,  one  teaspoonful  three  times  a 
day,  half  an  hour  after  each  meal. 

LIVER  PILLS. 


Kali  Sulphuretum Ounce  and  half 

Solid  Extract  Aloes.. Half  ounce. 

Fel.  Tauri  Insp.  (Ox  Gall) Half  ounce. 

Pulv.  Rad.  Rhei Sixteen  scruples. 

Extract  Gratiola  One  ounce. 


Pills,  two  grains. 

Take  every  evening  two  or  three  pills,  so  that 
there  is  a movement  from  the  bowels  every  day 
once  or  twice. 

These  pills  will  cleanse  the  liver  from  the 
scabby  matter  which  adheres  to  it  when  in  a tor- 
pid condition,  which  increases  its  inaction,  and 
frequently  produces  jaundice  and  so-called  death. 


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FROSTED  FEET. 

The  most  efficient  remedy  to  remove  the  great 
trouble  with  frosted  feet,  is  to  take  a linen  towel 
and  wet  it  in  a strong  solution  of  cold  salt  and 
water,  and  wrap  it  around  the  feet ; then  take  a 
dry  towel  and  wrap  it  over  the  wet  one,  so  as  to 
keep  any  dampness  from  the  bed.  Do  this  every 
evening  until  the  feet  are  entirely  well. 

TENDER  FEET. 

Give  the  feet  a sponge-bath  every  evening  of 
cold  water,  adding  a little  ammonia  to  it.  This 
remedy  will  give  relief,  and  restore  the  natural 
circulation. 

INSECTS. 

All  insects  and  reptiles  have  their  usesy  and 
very  small  abuses,  in  comparison  with  their  great 
use  to  man.  It  has  been  tested  that  the  sting  of 
a wasp  has  cured  a disease  of  long  standing. 
Mosquitoes  are  here,  and  especially  in  malaria 
localities,  just  at  the  time  when  the  surface  of  the 
body  needs  perforating,  in  order  to  give  vent  to 
the  impure  matter  which  has  accumulated  in  the 
body  the  past  year. 

Flies  are  accounted  a pest  by  those  who  are 
ignorant  of  the  natural  laws.  All  men  should 
give  thanks  to  the  great  Creator  for  the  blessing 
of  flies.  They  live  on  the  impurity  of  our  atrnos- 


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phere,  and  you  will  find  where  there  is  no  people 
there  is  seldom  if  ever  the  common  house-flies. 
They  absorb  the  impure  element  which  the  body 
throws  off ; and  we  find  these  flies  will  follow  in 
the  wake  of  the  human  from  nation  to  nation. 
Great  is  the  wisdom  of  God,  and  small  is  the 
comprehension  of  man. 

EARTH  POULTICE. 

The  value  of  earth  as  a disinfectant  and  clarifier 
ought  to  be  well  kuown,  and  the  treatment  of 
ulcerated  sores  and  gangrenous  wounds  with  it 
is  becoming  more  general. 

An  application  has  lately  been  brought  into 
use,  as  a dressing  for  the  face  in  small-pox  cases. 
Take  the  earth  that  is  as  fine  as  clay  ; make  it  in 
powder,  and  dust  it  over  the  face  of  the  patient 
as  soon  as  the  pustules  become  developed.  This 
forms  a clean,  dry,  wholesome  scab,  absorbing 
the  infectious  matter,  and  will  scale  off  during 
convalescence,  leaving  the  underlying  skin  in  its 
natural  condition. 

The  painful  itching  which  characterizes  this 
disease,  by  this  simple  means  is  removed. 

In  speaking  of  this  disease,  which  is  alarming 
to  the  human  family  generally,  every  one  ought 
to  be  sufficiently  acquainted  with  the  human  sys- 
tem to  enable  them  to  prevent  disease  ; which 
arises  from  a diseased  state  of  the  blood,  absorbed 
from  poisons  in  unwholesome  food,  from  inhala- 


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tion  of  foul  »ir,  inoculation  of  virus  through  the 
skin,  and  from  these  causes  comes  epidemic  dis- 
eases. When  we  behold  the  conditions  in  which 
a great  portion  of  the  human  family  live,  the 
wonder  is,  that  diseases  do  not  prevail  to  a 
greater  extent. 

LIGHT  AND  COLORS. 

In  speaking  of  this  great  and  glorious  subject 
which  is  so  little  understood,  and  its  great  wealth 
of  knowledge  almost  lying  dormant  at  this 
advanced  state  of  science,  we  would  throw  out 
our  convictions  of  facts,  hoping  they  may  float 
about  and  be  gathered  up  by  those  who  may  be 
benefitted  by  them.  I have  demonstrated  the 
facts  of  the  effects  of  sunlight  and  colors  on 
the  physical  body  for  the  purpose  of  removing 
diseases,  and  vitalizing  the  natural  forces  of  the 
human  system,  prior  to  having  seen  any  writing 
on  the  subject.  Natural  laws  and  natural  rem- 
edies, are  the  only  true  sources  to  health  and  life. 

Dr.  Wil Hard  Parker  says:  “Of  all  sciences, 
medicine  is  the  most  uncertain.”  How  much 
better  to  use  the  neutraliziug  elements  in  food, 
air,  water,  and  the  flner  forces  which  control 
tlie  great  moving  wheels  of  the  physical  body, 
the  blood  and  nerves.  Light  is  the  grandest  ele- 
ment that  moves  the  animate  and  inanimate  forces 
and  reveals  all  material  and  immaterial  splendors, 
bringing  all  things  into  being  through  the  chemi- 
cal power  given  from  its  Creator.  Then  why  not 
tone  up  the  human  system  and  disperse  disease 


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with  ordinary  sunlight,  which  to  us  looks  white, 
but  comprises  all  colors.  In  the  investigations 
in  regard  to  the  elements  of  colors,  we  find  the 
greatest  heat  in  red,  and  the  coldest  and  most 
refined  in  the  violet.  As  the  various  shades  of 
color  blend  together  in  the  sun’s  rays,  so  we 
find  that  each  color  has  its  own  beneficial  work 
to  perform  in  its  action  on  the  human  body,  as 
in  the  physical  body  and  blood,  is  comprised 
all  shades  of  color  in  their  coarser  and  finer 
forces.  These  forces  are  so  penetrating  as  to 
pass  through  glass.  When  we  can  penetrate 
the  interior  of  things,  then  we  see  the  world  as 
it  is,  in  its  glorious  grandeur.  Disease  occurs 
from  a lack  of  equalization  in  the  colors  which 
obstructs  the  circulation.  When  too  great  heat, 
(therism,)  predominates,  there  is  a tendency 
to  fevers,  acute  pains,  and  nervous  excitement. 
The  red  is  seen  in  a flushed  face.  In  these  cases 
the  blue  and  violet  predominate  in  the  treat- 
ment ; in  some  cases  the  purple  will  create  the 
greatest  harmony  in  the  system  Patients  who 
are  violently  insane  have  either  the  red  predom- 
inant in  their  blood,  or  the  yellow  in  their 
nerves.  If  the  red  and  yellow  were  used  on 
tiiem  it  would  increase  their  disease.  But  if 
blue  and  violet  were  used  their  condition  would 
harmonize  ; so  says  Dr.  Babbit,  the  author  of 
The  Wonders  of  Light  and  Colors. 

In  an  Italian  Lunatic  Asylum,  where  Dr.  Pon- 
za  Avas  Director,  a severe  case  of  lunacy  was 


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cured  by  passing  a night  in  a violet  colored 
rooii! ; another  violent  lunatic  became  much 
calmer  by  passing  a day  in  a blue  room;  while 
a patient  who  was  morbidly  taciturn,  became 
gay  after  three  hours’  stay  in  a red  room — from 
the  sunlight  through  the  glass. 

In  a French  Asylum  cases  of  violent  lunatics 
were  aggravated  by  red  and  yellow ; while  the 
same  cases  would  fall  asleep  when  taken  into  a 
blue  room.  For  the  same  reason  a red  or  in- 
flamed condition  of  the  skin  requires  the  blue 
shade. 

We  take  a few  of  the  medical  properties  in 
drugs  from  the  United  States  Dispensatory. 
1st.  The  red  is  heating  in  its  nature,  and  especi- 
ally stimulating  to  the  arterial  blood.  2nd. 
Cayenne  pepper,  (capsicum)  bright  red,  a power- 
ful stimulant.  3d.  Iron,  ferri  oxide,  reddish,  a 
powerful  tonic. 

Balsam,  peric,  cloves,  ammonia  carbonate, 
alcohol,  red  cedar,  are  stimulants  of  the  heart 
and  arteries.  Mayapple,  (podophilum,)  lemon, 
yellow,  cathartic  ; senna,  yellow,  reddish-brown, 
cathartic  ; copabia,  pale  yellow,  stimulant,  diur- 
etic cathartic  ; rhubarb,  yellow-brown,  cathar- 
tic ; tartar  emetic,  yellow-orange,  and  red,  all 
active  emetic  and  brisk  cathartic.  These  speci- 
mens will  show  the  proper  color  of  glass  or  fab- 
rics, that  should  be  used  to  act  on  the  system. 
If  the  liver  is  to  be  acted  upon,  the  red  should 
be  used.  If  the  kidneys,  the  yellow -reddish 


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should  be  used.  If  the  nerves,  the  blue  or 
purple,  as  the  case  may  require.  A multitude 
of  cases  could  be  cited  of  wonderful  cures, 
through  these  natural  elements.  Not  long  since 
a lady  and  her  daughter  had  been  sick  a long 
time,  they  had  been  treated  by  several  physi- 
cians with  no  benefit,  finally  they  put  up  blue 
curtains  to  the  windows,  from  that  time  they 
commenced  to  improve  in  their  health  and  en 
tirely  recovered  and  remain  well. 

Dr.  Babbit  says  that  cold  is  not  the  absence  of 
heat.  We  know  that  cold  and  heat  are  a dis- 
tinct law  of  force,  that  law  being  wholly  con- 
trolled by  electricity,  heat  and  cold  blend  to- 
gether, but  act  sometimes  separately  for  a brief 
interval. 

Dr.  Fulton,  of  Montreal,  Canada,  a graduate 
of  several  colleges,  writes  as  follows : “The  prin- 
ciples of  light  and  color  is  the  grandest  mode  of 
treatment  that  could  be  designed.  It  truly  deals 
with  the  soul  of  things  in  nature.  I am  treating 
a case  of  cancer  in  the  stomach,  which  under  old- 
school  treatment,  was  attended  with  fearful 
pain  and  vomiting.  I treat  him  now  with  blue 
lens  over  stomach  thirty  minutes  each  day,  then 
a purple  solution  and  transparent  lens  over  the 
liver,  spleen,  and  stomach.  Yellow-orange  lens 
over  bowels,  and  give  sulphur  as  a medicine  in 
small  doses  every  two  hours  ; under  this  treat- 
ment all  pain  has  left,  no  vomiting,  he  feels 
lively  and  hopeful.” 


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Dr.  E,  C.  Angel,  of  New  York,  cites  a naost 
persistent  case  of  acne,  a terrible  disease  which 
covered  the  face,  neck,  chest,  back  and  shoul- 
ders, which  had  resisted  all  remedial  measures, 
was  effectually  and  speedily  cured  by  exposure 
to  the  solar  rays. 


EAR. 

The  vibrations  of  sound  is  carried  to  the  ear 
through  the  air,  and  is  perceptible  by  the 
quivering  of  the  sensitive  nerves  leading  to  the 
hearing,  which  is  two  cords,  or  tissues,  in  the 
tliroat.  If  you  place  your  hand  upon  them  you 
can  feel  the  quivering.  The  wind  makes  the 
sound  on  the  same  principle  as  the  music  on  the 
harp,  by  shaking  its  strings.  The  nerves  are 
the  strings  to  the  ear.  The  vibrations  of  sound 
is  carried  through  the  air,  and  also  through 
solid  substances  to  the  ear,  it  also  travels  great 
distances  on  the  surface  of  the  earth. 

The  footsteps  of  men  or  animals  are  distin- 
guished and  their  approach  detected  often  by 
our  Indian  race,  by  the  vibrations  which  acts  on 
these  nerves,  as  they  lay  their  head  on  the 
earth. 

An  echo  is  a sound  that  is  made,  and  the 
vibration  strikes  something  and  then  bounds 
back  to  you,  the  same  as  a wave  strikes  against 
a rock  and  is  thrown  back  again.  This  vibra- 
tion does  not  go  into  the  brain,  it  only  comes  to 


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the  drum  of  the  ear.  The  vibration  of  the  air 
goes  into  the  ear  and  creates  an  action  on  a 
number  of  little  bones  which  effects  the  nerve 
of  hearing,  and  this  nerve  tells  the  mind  or 
brain — as  a telegram.  Every  vibration  is  a dis- 
tinct action  of  itself.  There  is  no  confusion  in 
nature’s  works,  each  organ  performs  its  own 
duties. 

The  hearing  is  sometimes  obstructed  by  the 
hardening  of  the  ear  wax,  which  is  sometimes 
caused  from  a feverish  state  of  the  system.  In 
that  case  the  blood  is  hot  and  thicker  than  in  its 
natural  condition,  and  does  not  throw  to  the 
ears  the  necessary  element  of  fluid  and  oil  to 
keep  the  wax  soft.  In  cases  of  cold  in  the  head, 
catarrh,  the  slime  or  mucus  which  congeals  ob- 
structs the  passage  of  the  vibrations.  There  is 
a small  tube  which  leads  from  the  ear  to  the 
mouth,  and  this  little  opening  may  sometimes 
get  closed  up  ; by  placing  the  finger  in  the 
mouth  and  pressing  on  the  bony  point  just  back 
of  the  teeth,  the  obstruction  will  be  removed 
and  the  hearing  restored. 

The  black  walnut  oil  is  an  excellent  remedy 
for  deafness.  Use  the  oil  by  dropping  three  or 
four  drops  into  the  ear  morning  and  evening. 
Every  two  days  the  ear  should  be  cleansed  with 
soft,  tepid  water. 

Another  reliable  reined : make  a mixture  of 
sulphuric  ether,  and  ammonia,  let  it  stand  four- 
teen days,  then  a solution  will  be  formed,  which 


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must  be  applied  to  the  internal  ear  morning 
and  evening.  This  will,  in  almost  any  case, 
cure  this  hitherto  incurable  disease. 

RELIEF  FOR  EAR-ACHE. 

Take  a jjiece  of  gum  camphor,  the  size  of  half 
of  a pea,  and  wrap  it  in  cotton  and  put  it  in  the 
ear,  this  will  keep  the  air  out  and  ease  the  pain; 

Another  remedy  also  will  cure  : put  in  a spoon 
a few  drops  of  sweet  oil  or  almond  oil,  the  same 
of  molasses  and  laudanum,  warm  it  all  together, 
absorb  some  cotton  wool  in  this  mixture,  put  it 
in  the  ear,  repeat  the  remedy  if  necessary. 

INSECT  DESTROYER. 

Potato  bugs  and  insects  on  plants. — This  re- 
cipe, cut  from  a newspaper,  is  said  to  be  per- 
fectly harmless  to  man,  but  deadly  to  insects  on 
all  vegetation.  Dissolve  one  ounce  of  saltpetre, 
two  ounces  of  alum,  and  half  a pound  of  the 
commonest  brown  soap,  in  three  gallons  of 
water,  and  sprinkle  with  a watering  pot  over 
the  plants. 

INDIAN  FEVER  AGUE  CURE. 

The  Indian  was  asked:  “Do  you  give  qm- 
nine?’’  “No,  no,  we  don’t  take  that;  that’s 
poison,  ugh ! It  goes  to  the  bones ; it  will  kill ; 


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settle  in  your  bones,  make  um  ache.”  Upon 
inquiry,  we  found  the  Indian  remedy  to  be 
grated  horse  radish  one  half  cup,  whiskey  half 
pint,  mix  ; take  a spoonful  three  times  a day, — 
no  fail,  will  cure.  It  is  heating  and  that  is 
necessary. 


ICE-TO  KEEP. 

Make  a bag  of  thick  woolen  cloth,  the  bag 
must  be  double,  one  inside  and  one  outside,  and 
between  these  two  bags  there  must  be  a space, 
two  or  three  inches,  which  must  be  packed  full 
of  sawdust,  or  any  thing  that  will  resist  the 
heat.  A piece  of  ice  can  be  kept  a week  in  this 
way.  This  would  be  a great  saving  to  many 
who  are  not  able  to  enjoy  the  luxury  of  ice,  and 
are  forced  to  use  the  heated  croton  water. 

LOCKJAW. 

Take  the  common  white  beans,  boil  them  to  a 
mass,  mash  them  into  a poultice,  and  apply 
on  and  around  the  jaw.  This  will  also  cure 
neuralgia. 

INJECTIONS. 

For  windy  tumour,  take  the  bruised  seed  of 
Garden  Angelica,  two  ounces,  steep  with  one 
pint  of  boiling  water,  and  milk  a half  pint ; 
molassas  one  gill ; olive  oil  one  gill ; salt  one 


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dram,  to  be  used  twice  each  day,  until  tbe 
tumour  is  removed. 

Injections  for  stricture  in  the  urinary  organs: 
Take  of  Grerman  Camomile  flowers,  one  ounce, 
steep  in  one  pint  of  boiling  water,  then  strain  it 
and  add  twenty  drops  of  laudanum  ; use  as  hot 
as  can  bear  every  half  hour  until  relief  is  gained. 

Injections  are  of  greater  importance  than  is 
generally  attributed  to  them,  they  should  be 
used  more  frequently  for  pains  in  any  of  the  in- 
ternal organs  of  the  body,  from  which  they  af- 
ford almost  immediate  relief ; just  take  soft 
hot  water,  it  is  an  excellent  remedy,  it  has  been 
well  tested  by  the  old  practioners. 

ICE  WATER. 

A wineglassful  of  ice  water  taken  into  the 
stomach,  will  cause  the  temperatiire  of  the 
stomach  to  fall  thirty  or  forty  degrees,  and  it 
requires  a halt  hour  before  it  will  recover  its 
natural  warmth  ; this  should  be  a sufficient  les- 
son to  all : When  the  tone  of  the  stomach  is  thus 
affected,  indigestion  is  soon  the  result. 

HOUSELEAK.— Sengreen  Sempervium. 

The  juice  of  this  very  common  plant  wdll  re- 
move warts  and  corns,  by  bathing  them  with  it 
and  laying  the  leaves  on  them  afterwards.  The 
leaves  mashed  and  laid  on  the  eyes  when  they 
are  inflamed,  will  speedily  help  them.  It  will 


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Household  Treasure,  or, 


also  relieve  headache  and  frenzy  of  the  brain, 
by  applying  the  leaves  to  the  temples. 

The  leaves  bruised  and  laid  on  the  crown  of 
the  head,  will  stop  bleeding  at  the  nose  very 
quickly. 


HOLLY,  or  Hulver  Basil. 

The  berries  eaten  in  the  morning,  fasting, 
when  they  are  ripe,  and  not  dry,  act  as  a brisk 
cathartic,  but  if  dried  they  are  very  astringent. 

CORN  SILK  FOR  DROPSY  AND  DISEASED  LUNGS 

This  comes  from  the  Medical  News: 

Take  two  handfuls  of  fresh  corn  silk,  and 
steep  it  in  one  gallon  of  water  until  only  one 
half  gallon  of  water  remains,  then  strain  it  and 
add  sugar  sufficient  to  make  a syrup  ; drink  a 
half  pint  of  this  two  or  three  times  daily  ; it 
will  remove  dropsy  by  increasing  the  flow  of 
urine  very  freely.  This  remedy  is  also  benefi- 
cial to  the  general  health  of  the  whole  body. 
This  remedy  may  be  continued  for  any  length  of 
time  required. 


HEARTSEASE. 

This  plant  grows  freely  in  moist  places.  The 
leaves  are  like  peach  leaves,  except  they  have  a 
dark  spot  in  the  centre  in  the  form  of  the  heart, 
from  which  it  derives  its  name.  It  flowers  in 


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June,  the  seeds  are  ripe  in  August.  A piece  of 
the  root  bruised  and  held  on  an  aching  tooth 
takes  away  the  pain.  The  leaves  bruised  and 
laid  on  a felon  will  remove  it  in  a very  short 
time. — Old  English  Physician. 

HEAVES  IN  HORSES. 

Take  a tablespoonful  of  ginger,  and  the  same 
quantity  of  shorts,  the  same  quantity  of  butter, 
and  as  much  sweet  tar  as  will  make  a ball, 
when  well  mixed.  Give  one  ball  to  the  horse 
each  day  till  he  is  permanently  cured. 

HYDROPHOBIA. 

Mad  dog  bite.  The  National  Intelligencer 
says: — That  the  spirits  of  hartshorn  is  a certain 
remedy  for  the  bite  of  a mad  dog.  He  says  the 
wound  should  be  constantly  bathed  with  it;  and 
three  or  four  drops  of  the  hartshorn,  diluted 
with  tea  or  coffee,  taken  inwardly  during  the  day. 
The  hartshorn  decomposes,  chemically,  the 
virus  in  the  wound,  and  immediately  alters  and 
destroys  its  deleteriousness.  This  remedy  was 
tried  at  first  in  Brazil,  for  the  bite  of  a scorpion, 
and  found  that  it  removed  pain  and  inflamma- 
tion almost  instantly.  Subsequently  it  was  tried 
for  the  bite  of  a rattlesnake  with  similar  success. 
Finally  it  was  tried  by  a physician  in  a case  of 
hydrophobia  and  always  with  success. 


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OBESITY. 

An  infusion  of  sea- weed,  commonly  known  as 
Gulf-weed,  has  the  properties  of  reducing  the 
adipose  tissues  in  the  human  frame  without  in- 
juring the  stomach. — Dr.  r>on  Cort. 

Dr.  Griffith  noted  the  effects  of  this  upon  a 
person  who  took  it  for  a skin  disease.  He  him- 
self then  took  it,  taking  no  other  drinks,  and 
in  a few  weeks,  his  own  corpulence  had  greatly 
diminished.  It  has  been  tried  by  severel  others 
who  lost  from  twelve  to  thirty  pounds  within 
periods  ranging  from  two  to  three  months. 

It  acts  by  the  absorption  of  the  adipose  tis- 
sue. Thus  lessening  the  secretions  from  the 
oily  sudoriferous  glands. 

LEMONS.-What  ttey  will  do. 

They  will  create  the  acid  necessary  to  neu- 
tralize the  stomach.  The  free  use  of  lemon 
juice  and  sugar  will  relieve  a cough,  and  some- 
times entirely  cure,  especially  when  it  proceeds 
from  a cold.  A lemon  eaten,  or  the  juice  of  one 
taken  before  breakfast  every  morning  for  a 
month  in  the  spring,  will  entirely  prevent  the 
lasitude  of  the  season,  and  also  prevent  any  and 
all  malarial  fevers  during  the  year.  It  will  pre- 
vent headaches,  taken  in  the  same. 

TEETHACHE. — Cure. 

Oil  of  Cloves  applied  on  a little  lint  in  th§ 
cavity. 


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MOLES. 

For  removal  of  moles  use  Croton  Oil  and  An- 
timony, or  (Tartar  emetic).  Mix  in  tlie  form  of 
a paste,  and  apply  to  the  mole,  then  cover  the 
mole  with  a piece  of  black  silk.  There  is  anoth- 
er remedy  which  is  safe,  and  has  always  proved 
successful  under  my  observation  for  twenty 
years : It  is  to  tie  a silk  thread  around  the 
mole  close  to  the  surface  of  the  body,  drawing 
the  thread  close,  not  too  tight  at  first,  and  as 
the  thread  becomes  loose  take  another  thread 
and  apply  it  a little  tighter,  and  so  continue 
until  the  mole  falls  off,  and  leaves  the  place 
smooth  and  free  from  any  mark. 

QUINSEY  THROAT  DISEASE. 

Take  one  pint  of  vinegar,  dissolve  in  it  one 
teaspoonful  of  pulverized  Myrrh,  let  it  boil,  then 
set  it  where  it  will  cool  a little,  then  place  an  in- 
haling tube  over  it  so  as  to  inhale  the  steam. 
This  remedy  will  remove  the  cause  of  the  disease; 
when  the  cause  is  removed  the  disease  must  go 
also. 

LINIMENT. 

Laudanum,  Alcohol  and  Oil  of  Wormwood, 
equal  parts  ; this  reduces  the  pain  and  swelling 
rapidly. 

POULTICE 

of  Mallows  leaves,  to  relax  the  muscles,  and  re- 
place contraction  of  the  joints. 


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PAINT— To  clean. 

Simple  remedy  if  adopted,  would  save  a deal 
of  trouble  and  hard  work.  Take  a plate  with 
some  of  the  best  whiting,  and  have  some  clean 
warm  water  and  a piece  of  flannel,  which  you 
will  dip  into  the  water  and  rub  the  painted  sur- 
face nearly  dry  ; then  use  as  much  whiting  as 
will  adhere  to  the  flannel,  apply  it  to  the  painted 
surface,  and  a little  rubbing  will  remove  any 
dirt  or  grease.  After  this  wash  the  paint  well 
with  warm  water,  rub  it  dry  with  a soft  chamois. 
Paint  thus  cleansed  looks  as  well  as  when  first 
laid  on,  with  no  injury  to  the  most  delicate  col- 
ors, and  is  far  better  than  using  soaps,  and  does 
not  require  more  than  half  the  labor. 

LINIMENT— For  man  or  beast 

Take  equal  parts,  Laudauum,  Alcohol  and 
Oil  of  Worm- wood ; this  reduces  the  swelling 
rapidly  if  inflamed,  removes  soreness  like  a 
charm. 


POULTICE— For  Boms. 

Use  sweet  milk  and  clear  starch,  make  a poul- 
tice ; apply  as  warm  as  possible ; leave  this  an 
hour  or  two,  then  remove  it,  and  take  wheat 
flour  and  water  mixed  together,  spread  it  on 
white  paper  and  place  over  the  burn,  and  change 
as  often  as  necessary  until  it  is  well. 


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PALATE  FALLING. 

Whenever  the  palate,  or  upper  wall  of  the 
mouth  becomes  displaced — or  as  it  is  termed, 
fallen — you  have  only  to  take  a lock  of  the  hair 
directly  on  the  top  of  the  head,  or  cranium, 
and  plait  it  tight.  This  remedy  will  soon  re- 
store the  palate  to  its  natural  position. 

PASTE  POE  SCEAP  BOOKS. 

Mix  smoothly  flour  and  water  till  a thin  bat- 
ter is  formed  ; then  put  in  a pinch  of  pulver- 
ized alum.,  and  pour  in  boiling  water  until  a 
thick  paste  is  formed,  let  it  boil  about  two  min- 
iates, then  add  a few  drops  of  carbolic  acid,  or 
oil  of  cloves,  and  it  is  fit  for  use. 

PILES  ELECTUAET. 

Cream  of  Tartar,  one  oz.  ; Jalap  pulv.,  one 
oz. ; Sulphur,  half  oz.  ; Nitrate  of  Potash,  half 
oz.  ; add  syrup  sufficient  to  mix  all  together. 

Dose.  One  small  tea-spoonful  morning  and 
evening. 

PIN-WOEMS. 

Mash  Garlics  in  an  earthen  morter,  put  a lit- 
tle w'arm  milk  on  them,  let  them  stand  a half 
hour,  then  add  a half  pint  more  warm  milk; 
let  it  stand  a short  time,  then  use  this  milk  for 
injection  once  or  twice.  Then  give  the  patient 


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a powder  composed  of  pulverized  burnt  egg 
shells — about  as  much  as  will  lay  on  a ten  cent 
piece — mix  with  a little  milk  or  syrup.  This 
should  be  taken  on  an  empty  stomach. 

RING-WORMS. 

This  is  an  eruption  of  the  skin,  running  in 
circular  form,  and  increasing  if  not  stopped  by 
remedies  ; it  creates  an  itching  sensation,  espe- 
cially when  the  body  is  heated.  There  are 
many  cures  for  this  disagreeable  enemy. 

No.  1.  Apply  spirits  of  turpentine  over  the 
whole  surface  and  be  particular  to  apply  it  to 
the  edge  of  the  ring-worm.  One  application 
generally  cures  by  killing  the  germ  ; if  not,  re- 
peat the  same.  Tincture  cantharides  will  also 
remove  them,  but  use  with  care.  Blue  vitriol 
will  remove  them ; dissolve  in  water,  then  wet 
the  ring-worm  with  the  liquid  two  or  three 
times,  which  will  probably  be  sufficient. 

SMALL-FOX — And  Lemon  Juice. 

A gentleman  in  Ohio  gives  an  interesting  ac- 
count of  how  he  treated  himself  for  small-pox, 
with  lemon  juice,  and  reports  the  process  and 
results : I squeezed  the  juice  out  of  one  lemon 
into  a glass,  to  which  I added  about  two  table- 
spoons of  water  and  drank  it ; I then  opened 
the  rind  and  sucked  the  balance  of  the  juice. 
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and  used  it  in  the  same  manner.  In  a short 
time  I felt  very  cold  as  if  I was  lying  close  to  a 
large  mass  of  snow  or  ice ; my  pulse  dropped 
down  to  sixty.  I shut  my  eyes  to  see  if  the 
uni^leasant  visions  were  gone.  I found  they  w^ere 
gone  and  by  placing  my  hand  over  my  head 
I found  the  pox  on  my  head  was  gone  also. 
My  head  was  covered  with  a kind  of  fluid 
which  had  exuded  from  the  pox ; it  stained 
the  napkin  which  I had  used  to  wipe  it  off ; 
it  seemed  as  if  each  had  oozed  ont  its  con- 
tents and  settled  down  to  the  surface  ; it  was 
the  same  with  those  on  my  face.  My  beard 
was  glued  together  with  the  fluid.  Those  on  my 
neck  had  not  burst,  but  had  sank  away  and 
diminished.  I lay  down  and  slept  two  hours 
comfortably  ; I aw'oke,  I think,  from  cold,  al- 
though I had  i)lenty  of  covers  over  me  and  a 
fire  burning  in  the  grate.  I felt  so  well  that  I 
took  a little  more  lemon  juice  ; I kept  my  pulse 
at  from  sixty  to  sixty-seven  for  thirty-six  hours, 
when  all  eruptions  and  elevations  had  disap- 
peared from  the  surface  of  my  body,  I then  bid 
good-bj  e to  lemon  juice  and  small-pox.  I look 
upon  this  remedy  as  a certainty  in  small-pox. 

SUNSTROKE. 

The  following  information  on  sunstroke  is 
from  Dr.  Wood,  which  coincides  fully  wdth  Dr. 
von  Cort’s  views  and  treatment  on  this  subject. 
External  heat  is  the  cause  of  the  sunstroke,  and 


248  Household  Treasure,  or, 

the  internal  heat  produces  directly  all  the  symp- 
toms. Under  the  inllaence  of  external  heat  the 
temperature  of  the  body  rises  until  a point  is 
reached  at  which  the  heat  paralyzes  the  life 
forces,  then  fever  with  sudden  unconsciousness 
is  the  X’esult ; as  heat  is  the  cause  of  the  symp- 
toms, common  sense  points  to  the  abstraction  of 
the  heat  as  the  mode  of  cure,  and  what  is  done 
must  be  done  quickly.  There  should  be  no 
waiting  for  the  doctor ; the  remedy  is  simple, 
and  death  is  so  iminent  that  every  man  should 
save  his  brother.  Apply  ice  to  the  spine  and  give 
a tablespoonful  of  Capsicum  Tincture  diluted 
with  four  parts  water ; give  the  patient  fresh 
air,  and  to  remove  the  prostration  give  Gentian 
Comp,  and  Valerian  Tincture,  equal  parts,  one 
teaspoonful  every  two  or  three  hours. 

SLEEPLESSNESS. 

A very  good  method  for  curing  sleeplessness, 
when  not  caused  by  pain  or  disease  : Get  out 

of  bed,  take  a linen  napkin  or  pocket  handker- 
chief, wet  one  side  of  it  in  water  not  very  cold, 
fold  it  together  so  that  the  wet  part  can  be 
placed  on  the  head,  and  the  dry  outside  ; take 
another  one,  dip  in  water  the  same,  and  fold  it 
so  that  the  wet  part  can  be  placed  around  the 
wrist,  and  over  this  the  dry  part,  winding  it 
around,  and  fasten  the  ends,  so  as  to  be  secure. 
Lay  down  again,  and  the  wet  bandages,  will 


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have  a soothing  influence  on  the  nervous  sys- 
tem and  refreshing  sleep  will  be  the  result. 

STOVE  BLACKING. 

Have  a thin  mixture  of  black  varnish  and 
turpentine,  apply  this  to  the  stove  with  a brush, 
then  with  a cloth  dust  it  over  with  British  pul- 
verized lustre  ; then  rub  with  a dry  brush.  This 
process  prevents  rust  and  gives  a polish. 

SWALLOWING  A CENT. 

Dr.  Gibs,  an  eminent  physician  and  surgeon, 
was  consulted  by  a man  whose  little  boy  liad 
swallowed  a cent.  “What  have  you  done  for 
him?”  asked  the  doctor.  “We  gave  him  a 
dose  of  castor  oil,”  was  the  answer.  “Good 
practice,”  the  doctor  replied,  “as  soon  as  you 
get  home  give  him  the  whites  of  three  raw  eggs 
daily  ; let  his  diet  be  bread  and  milk,  and  noth- 
ing sour.”  The  directions  were  followed,  the 
whites  of  the  eggs  daily  and  the  dose  of  oil  at 
at  night.  On  the  fourth  day  the  cent  was  dis- 
charged. 

URINE. 

Involuntary  discharge  of  urine  with  children 
is  frequent.  In  this  disease  children  should 
not  be  allowed  to  drink  freely  at  any  time,  es- 
pecially at  night.  This  trouble  is  often  caused 
by  throwing  the  clothes  off  during  the  night, 


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and  thus  being  exposed  to  cold,  which  aggra- 
vates the  disease  and  causes  predisposition  to 
this  weakness.  This  disease  generally  proceeds 
from  debility,  or  relaxation  of  the  neck  of  the 
bladder.  The  compound  infusion  of  Trailing 
Arbutus,  and  Isinglass  may  be  used  freely. 
Also  a decoction  of  hazelnut  shells,  drank  every 
evening.  For  a child,  dose,  from  one  dram  to 
three — according  to  age. 

WEED  EXTERMINATOR. 

We  have  found  the  use  of  Sulphuric  acid 
(Oil  of  Vitriol)  an  easy,  neat  and  effective  remedy 
for  destroying  weeds  in  small  yards,  such  as 
burdock,  plantain,  &c.  To  cut  these  out  re- 
quires serious  labor,  and  even  this  is  not  effec- 
tual as  it  is  not  possible  to  extripate  every  root, 
which  may  be  left  to  start  up  again,  and  there  is 
always  a hole  left  in  the  ground  and  the  dry 
weeds  to  be  cleared  away.  But  take  a small 
open  mouthed  bottle  fastened  on  the  end  of  a 
two  foot  stick  or  handle,  dip  the  end  of  a bruised 
rod  into  the  bottle  of  solution  and  touch  the 
Jieart  of  the  weed,  or  of  three  or  four,  before 
dipping  again. 

WARTS. 

To  remove  warts  from  the  hands,  face  or  any 
part  of  the  body  irse  the  milk  or  juice  of  the 
Milkweed  by  applying  it  to  the  warts  each  day 
until  they  disappear. 


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WORMS — In  flower  pots. 

Ten  drops  of  Carbolic  acid  put  in  a pint  of 
water  and  poured  on  tlie  earth  in  flower  pots, 
will  kill  them. 

WATER— Pure. 

Fill  a clean  quart  bottle  witlL  water,  dissolve 
in  this  a teaspoonful  of  the  clearest  white  sugar, 
cork  the  bottle  and  set  it  away.  If  it  remains 
clear  all  right  to  use,  if  it  turns  milky  and  has 
an  offensive  smell  use  it  not. 

WHITEWASH.— Resemble  Paint. 

Take  a half  bushel  of  the  best  unslacked  lime, 
slack  it  with  boiling  water,  cover  it  during  the 
process  to  keep  in  the  steam,  when  it  is  well 
slacked  strain  the  liquid,  then  add  to  it  a peck 
of  salt,  previously  dissolved  in  hot  water,  also 
three  pounds  of  rice  flour  made  into  a paste  and 
stirred  in  boiling  hot,  a half  pound  of  Spanish 
whiting  and  one  pound  of  clear  glue,  previously 
dissolved,  then  set  it  over  a slow  fire,  in  a kettle 
within  a larger  one  with  water  in  it,  and  then 
add  five  gallons  of  water  to  the  mixture,  stir  it 
well  and  let  it  stand  a few  days  covered  that  it 
well  blends  together ; it  should  be  used  quite 
hot.  This  composition  is  very  durable  and  looks 
almost  equal  to  paint  for  outside  work. 

Another  compound  which  is  very  good  for 
walls.  Soak  a quarter  of  a pound  of  glue  in  tepid 


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water  over  night,  then  put  it  in  a vessel  with  a 
quart  of  water,  set  the  vessel  iu  a kettle  of  water 
over  the  fire  and  let  it  boil,  then  stir  till  the 
glue  is  dissolved  then  put  six  or  eight  pounds 
of  Paris  white  in  another  vessel,  add  hot  water 
and  stir  until  it  is  well  mixed ; then  add  the 
sizing  and  stir  well,  and  apply  in  the  ordinary 
way — warm. 

AMMONIA. 

Put  a teaspoonful  of  Ammonia  in  a quart  of 
warm  soap  suds,  dip  a cloth  or  sponge  into  it 
and  go  over  your  soiled  pants  or  coats  and  see 
how  rapidly  the  dirt  will  disappear.  Use  the 
same  proportion  for  cleaning  silver  ware  ; rub 
them  with  a soft  brush  and  polish  with  a cha- 
mois. A few  drops  in  water  for  the  skin  is  very 
beneficial,  by  cleansing  it  and  making  it  soft. 
Add  one  teaspoonful  to  a pail  of  water  in  washing 
muslins,  it  cleanses  them,  and  by  leaving  them 
in  the  wmter  a short  time  it  bleaches  them  white 
and  clear.  For  house  plants  use  five  or  six  drops 
to  a pint  of  water  once  a week.  The  aromatic 
spirits  of  Ammonia  ten  drops  taken  in  a wine- 
glass of  water,  for  heartburn  and  dyspepsia, 
gives  relief. 

BUTTER. 

To  preserve  butter  saturate  the  wood  in  which 
the  butter  is  packed  with  Pyroligarcum  acid. 
This  has  been  tested. 


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FROSTED  FEET. 

Take  pure  flaxseed  oil,  bathe  the  feet  well  be- 
fore going  to  bed ; wrap  some  cloths  around  the 
feet  to  keep  the  oil  from  rubbing  off ; use  the 
oil  again  in  the  morning.  A few  applications 
will  remove  the  trouble. 

FLAX- WEED. 

The  juice  of  this  plant  or  the  distilled  water, 
dropped  in  the  eye,  is  a certain  remedy  to  re- 
lieve them  of  heat,  inflammation  and  redness. 
The  same  water  is  used  to  cleanse  and  heal  foul 
ulcers;  fistulous  and  cancerous  sores.  It  will 
also  cleanse  the  skin  from  morphew  scurf,  pim- 
ples and  such  like  deformities.  It  will  remove 
those  watery  humours  which  cause  dropsy  in 
mankind,  by  using  it  as  a drink.  Put  a dram 
of  the  seed  in  a half  pint  of  water. 

FENNEL,  WITH  ITS  LOWLY  FLOWERS. 

In  an  earlier  age  than  ours, 

Grifted  with  its  wonderous  powers, 

Lost  vision  to  restore, 

It  gave  new  strength,  and  fearless  mood. 
Gladiators,  fierce  and  rude, 

Mingled  it  in  their  daily  food  ; 

And  he  who  battled  and  subdued, 

A wreath  of  fennel  wore. 

Gaul. 

This  plant  is  well  adapted  to  the  organs  of  the 
body  to  neutralize  them.  The  leaves,  seeds  and 


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roots  are  used  to  cleanse  the  blood  and  to  create 
an  action  of  the  liver,  and  to  cleanse  the  ill  col- 
or of  the  face  after  sickness.  The  natural  juice 
which  issues  out  of  the  plant,  dropped  into  the 
eyes,  cleanseth  them  from  mists  and  films  that 
obstruct  the  sight.  The  seed  used  in  food  re- 
lieves those  who  have  shortness  of  breath, 
wheezing,  by  pressure  on  the  lungs. 

EYES. 

To  remove  particles  of  dirt  from  the  eyes, 
take  a tea-spoonful  of  flour  and  a little  milk  or 
water,  and  stir  together  making  a dough  of  it ; 
then  press  it  upon  the  eye  where  the  particles 
lie  and  it  brings  the  dirt  out  without  any  fret- 
ting. 

BURNS. 

With  any  slight  burn  if  you  apply  Alcohol 
immediately  it  will  cool  and  allay  the  pain  and 
cure  by  preventing  a blister  and  soreness.  If 
other  treatment  is  required  take  sweet  milk  and 
clear  starch  and  make  a thick  poultice  and  ap- 
ply it  warm  ; leave  it  on  the  burn  an  hour  or 
two,  then  remove  it ; then  take  wheat  flour  and 
water,  mix  it  thick. 

BURDOCK — Its  virtues  are  little  known. 

By  the  use  of  its  leaves  or  seeds  we  may  re- 
place the  womb.  If  we  will  draw  it  upwards  we 
apply  the  leaves  or  seed  to  the  crown  of  the 


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head,  if  downwards  apply  to  the  soles  of  the 
feet,  and  in  order  to  stay  it  in  its  place  make 
the  application  to  the  centre  of  the  abdomen. 
The  leaves  wilted  and  applied  to  old  ulcers  and 
sores  relieves  them  almost  immediately.  The 
same  applied  to  the  limbs  where  there  is  shrink- 
ing of  the  sinews  and  arteries,  which  creates 
great  pain,  will  be  removed  and  restore  the  cir- 
culation. 

The  juice  of  the  leaves  mixed  with  old  wine 
and  drank  is  an  excellent  remedy  for  the  bite  of 
serpents.  The  root  pounded  with  a little  salt 
and  laid  on  the  wound  immediately  relieves  the 
pain.  It  also  has  the  same  effect  applied  to  the 
bite  of  a mad  dog.  The  decoction  of  the  leaves, 
sweetened  and  drank,  provoketh  urine  and  re- 
lieves the  pain  of  the  bladder.  The  leaves 
bruised  and  mixed  with  the  white  of  eggs  and 
applied  to  burns  takes  out  the  fire  and  gives  im- 
mediate relief  and  heals  the  burn.  A poultice 
made  of  the  leaves,  boiled  in  vinegar  and  mixed 
with  Indian  meal,  a little  oil  and  nitre,  will  cure 
old  fretting  sores  or  cancer ; it  stops  the  cor- 
roding quality  and  heals  them.  The  seeds  are 
highly  recommended  to  dissolve  the  stone  in  the 
bladder,  that  it  may  expelled  by  urine. 

BOILS. 

As  soon  as  the  character  of  a boil  makes  its 
appearance,  take  camphorated  alcohol  and  dip 


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the  end  of  the  finger  in  the  liquid  and  rub  the 
surface,  especially  the  center  point ; repeat  this 
ten  or  twelve  times.  Then  after  it  is  dry  place 
a coating  of  camphorated  oil  over  the  whole 
part.  This  application  will  cause  the  boil  to 
disappear ; if  one  application  is  not  sufficient, 
repeat  the  same. 

This  remedy  may  be  used  for  other  abcesses : 
In  the  first  stages  of  felons,  boils  and  abcesses, 
they  are  dispersed  by  the  use  of  strong  alum 
vrater,  keeping  them  wet  with  it.  It  will  also 
kill  the  pain. 


BKUISES. 

To  prevent  bruises  from  turning  black,  first 
apply  cloths  wet  in  tepid  water  to  prevent  the 
blood  from  congealing,  then  gently  press  on  the 
part  with  the  hand  to  assist  the  circulation,  and 
continue  the  use  of  tepid  water  till  well. 

LOCK-JAW  IN  HORSE. 

Eighty  drops  of  Laudanum,  mix  with  four 
drops  Tincture  of  Capsicum  Comp. ; give  injec- 
tion of  Lobelia,  steep  a handful  in  water. 

COMPLEXION. 

Lemon  juice  and  Glycerine  will  soften  and 
whiten  the  skin. 


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BLEEDING  OP  THE  NOSE. 

There  are  two  little  arteries  which  supply  the 
whole  face  with  blood — one  on  each  side ; these 
branch  off  from  the  main  arteries  on  each  side 
of  the  wind-pipe  and  run  upward  toward  the 
eyes ; pass  over  the  outside  of  the  jaw-bones, 
about  two-thirds  of  the  way  back  from  the  chin 
to  the  angle  of  the  jaw,  under  the  ear  ; each  of 
these  arteries  supplies  just  one-half  of  the  face, 
the  nose  being  the  dividing  line.  The  left  nostril 
is  supplied  with  blood  by  the  left  artery  and  the 
right  nostril  by  the  right  artery.  Now  your 
nose  bleeds  by  the  right  nostril,  with  the  end  of 
the  fore-finger  feel  along  the  outer  edge  of  the 
right  jaw  until  you  feel  the  beating  of  the  artery 
directly  under  your  finger,  the  same  as  the  pulse 
in  the  wrist,  then  press  the  finger  hard  upon  it. 
The  result  will  be  that  not  a drop  of  blood  goes 
into  that  side  of  your  face  while  the  pressure 
continues  ; thus  the  nose  instantly  stops  bleed- 
ing. Continue  the  pressure  five  or  ten  minutes 
and  the  ruptured  vessel  will  by  that  time  con- 
tract, so  that  when  the  blood  is  allowed  to  flow 
on  as  usual  the  artery  will  not  leak.  Bleeding 
from  a cut  or  a wound  in  the  face  may  be  stopped 
in  the  same  way.  As  it  sometimes  happens 
from  extracting  a tooth,  nearly  connected  with 
this  artery,  blood  will  flow,  which,  if  not 
staunched  will  lead  to  death,  which  may  also 
be  stopped  by  the  same  process. 


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COUGH. 


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Take  one  tea-cup  of  Flaxseed  and  soak  it  all 
night ; in  the  morning  put  into  a kettle  about 
two  quarts  of  water,  a handful  of  Licorice  root 
bruised,  a quarter  of  a pound  of  raisins  cut  in 
half,  let  them  steep  two  hours,  then  add  the  flax- 
seed which  has  been  soaked ; let  all  boil  togeth- 
er half  an  hour  watching  and  stirring  it,  that  it 
not  burn  ; then  strain  and  add  lemon  juice  and 
sugar  suflicient  to  make  it  palatable. 

BARBER’S  ITCH-Cure. 

Venice  Turpentine,  ten  grains  ; fresh  butter, 
ten  grains  ; red  precipitate,  ten  grains  ; rub  this 
composition  with  a lead  pestle  until  well  mixed 
and  apply  to  the  face. 

INDIA  INK  DEVICES 

may  be  removed  by  applying  a fly -blister. 

CANCER  CURE. 

As  there  are  many  kinds  of  cancers  and  many 
causes  which  produce  them,  it  is  evident  they 
cannot  all  be  treated  the  same.  The  first  object 
must  be  to  destroy  the  germ  that  keeps  them 
alive  and  to  purify  the  system.  If  this  is  not 
done  the  cancer  can  never  be  entirely  removed. 
There  has  been  several  cancers  removed  by  the 
treatment  of  sunlight  and  colors,  with  the  use  of 


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the  disc  and  the  yellow  or  orange  lens.  This 
process  draws  the  heated  rays  of  the  sun  directly 
on  the  cancer  and  thus  kills  the  germ  ; by  this 
action  the  cancer  will  separate  from  the  flesh 
and  fall  away.  Prof.  Scott  has  discovered  a 
remedy,  which,  he  says,  works  well  in  curing 
cancers  and  surface  eruptions.  This  discovery 
consists  of  applying  to  the  surface  of  the  sore 
the  chloride  of  Chromium — a new  salt  of  rare 
material — mixed  with  Stramonium  Ointment. 
This  preparation  changes  the  sore  into  perfect 
carbon  so  that  it  crumbles  away ; the  remedy 
causes  little  or  no  pain. 

Wood  Sorrel,  old  Dr.  Beach  recommends  as  a 
cure.  Extract  the  juice  of  the  green  plant,  dry 
it  on  tin  or  zink,  then  mix  with  soft  grease. 
During  the  process  of  cancer  cure  the  purifying 
of  the  blood  must  never  be  neglected,  for  with- 
out the  action  of  the  working  material,  which  is 
the  blood,  to  keep  the  machinery  in  motion, 
there  can  be  no  cure.  I have  seen  cancers  cured 
with  only  a medicine,  a purifier  of  the  blood, 
and  an  application  of  a sponge  wet  in  cold  water 
when  the  patient  feels  an  itching  or  irritation  in 
the  cancer,  then  apply  the  wet  sponge  lightly, 
which  will  relieve  the  disagreeable  sensation. 
If  cancers  are  yet  in  form  of  tumors,  by  distribut- 
ing the  remedies  through  the  system,  the  ab- 
sorbent vessels  take  up  the  matter  and  the  blood 
purifier  carries  it  off  through  the  intestinal  canal, 
thus  destroying  the  germSi 


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All  cancerous  presentments  in  their  first  stages 
should  be  cautiously  tampered  with  ; keep  the 
head  cool,  the  feet  warm,  a regular  evacuation 
daily,  then  they  will  leave  by  the  same  way  they 
come. 


Iodine, 

Bromide, 

Calcium, 

Creosote, 

Ozone, 

Phenile, 

Albumen, 

Alcohol, 

Naptha,  and 

Permanganate  of  Potassi. 

All  these  possesss  the  power  to  destroy  all 
animal  and  vegetable  fetors  arising  from  disin- 
tegration, also  nearly  all  forms  of  animalcule, 
hence  they  are  good  disinfectants. 


The  masses  of  the  people  take  into  their  stom- 
achs daily  that  which  is  a powerful  absorbent  of 
the  electricity  or  the  vital  force  required  in  the 
system  ; some  kinds  of  food  which  are  exten- 
sively used,  absorb  and  consume  the  natural 
element  required  for  digestion,  animal  food  ; at 
fijst,  it  is  poison ; second,  it  creates  a savage, 
brutal,  murderous,  warlike,  inharmonious,  un- 
satisfactory intuition  of  the  life  forces,  a con- 
dition of  the  brain. 


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COWSLIPS. 

A decoction  or  an  ointment  of  the  flowers  and 
leaves  of  the  cowslip,  nsed  at  night  as  a wash, 
saith  the  old  English  physician,  takes  away 
spots  and  wrinkles  of  the  skin,  sunburn  and 
freckles. 

COMPREY. 

The  root  of  this  plant  steeped  in  water  or 
wine,  and  the  decoction  drank,  helps  all  inward 
hurts,  bruises,  wounds,  and  ulcers  of  the  lungs, 
and  will  loosen  the  phlegm  and  cause  it  to  be 
easily  ejected.  Syrup  made  of  the  root  for  all 
of  those  purposes  would  prove  equally  effectual. 

CAPSICUM.— (Cayenne  Pepper.) 

The  properties  of  Capsicum  is  one  of  the  pur- 
est and  strongest  stimulents,  also  carminative 
tonic  and  diuretic.  It  is  good  to  remedy  flatu- 
lency, arising  from  vegetable  food,  and  to  warm 
the  stomach.  It  should  be  used  in  rheumatism 
and  coldness  of  the  system.  In  malignant  sore 
throat  as  a gargle.  For  pains  bathe  the  affected 
parts  with  the  tincture.  For  internal  remedy 
one  tea-spoonful  of  Cayenne  pepper,  one  of  fine 
salt,  put  on  it  half  pint  of  boiling  water,  when 
cold  strain  it ; add  one  ounce  of  vinegar,  one  of 
honey  equal  to  a syrup.  For  an  adult  dose, 
one  teaspoonfnl  three  times  a day. 


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DIPTHERIA.  ' 

Take  a leaspoonful  of  Sulphur  in  a wineglass 
of  water,  mix  it  well  together ; when  it  is  well 
mixed  gargle  with  it  and  swallow  some  of  the 
same.  In  ten  or  fifteen  minutes  the  patient  will 
be  out  of  danger.  In  extreme  cases,  where  the 
fungus  is  nearly  closed,  blow  the  sulphur 
through  a quill  into  the  throat.  If  the  patient 
cannot  gargle,  take  a live  coal  of  fire,  lay  it  on 
a shovel  and  sprinkle  a spoonful  of  sulphur 
on  the  coal  so  that  the  patient  may  inhale  the 
sulphur  by  placing  the  head  over  it ; this  will 
kill  the  fungus.  The  whole  room  may  be  filled 
with  the  fumigation  that  the  patient  may  inhale 
it  without  any  difficulty. 

This  is  also  a cure  for  colds  in  the  head  and  a 
preventitive  of  catarrh, 

DESINFECTANT. 

One  pound  of  green  copperas  dissolved  in  one 
quart  of  water  and  poured  into  any  foul  place, 
will  clarify  the  air.  To  use  this  in  hospitals  set 
under  the  beds  of  sick  persons,  it  will  kill  any 
unpleasant  odors  and  prevent  any  soreness 
caused  from  the  heat  of  the  bed. — Clear  fresh 
water  set  under  the  bed  of  sick  persons  will  pre- 
vent soreness.  The  water  should  be  put  in  a 
tub  and  slipped  under  the  bed  where  the  sick 
person  lays,  and  the  water  Changed  one  or  twiOe 
<^v6fy  twenty  four  hours< 


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FEBMAN6ENATE  OF  POTASSIA, 

A salt,  recently  discovered.  It  possesses  the 
power  to  destroy  all  animal  or  vegetable  fetors 
arising  from  disintegration  and  destroys  nearly 
all  forms  of  animalcule ; hence  it  is  a good  dis- 
infectant and  prevents  disease,  by  having  it  in 
houses  and  applying  a few  grains  in  water  stand- 
ing in  rooms. 

MOLECULES— To  remove. 

Apply  I/wnar  Caustic. 

STAINS  ON  THE  HANDS-To  remove. 

Dse  Galic  acid,  dissolved  in  water. 


DYSPEPSIA  CUBE. 

Use  no  alcoholic  drinks,  no  lager-beer,  eat  no 
animal  food,  live  on  hygiene  diet  for  innoxious 
food  and  fruit,  and  never  use  tobacco,  for  silver 
nor  gold.  If  you  wish  to  live  to  be  old,  keep 
the  feet  warm,  the  head  cold,  then  the  brain 
wiU  be  a perfect  mould.  : 

When  the  above  is  not  desirable  commence 
to  take  table  salt  every  morning  when  first  aris- 
ing one  teaspoonful.  This  will  strengthen  the 
digestive  organs  and  give  tone  to  the  stomach 
and  bowels.  Also  the  Gentian  Tincture  Comp, 
has  cured  hundreds,  if  not  thousands. 


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DIPHTHERIA  PREVENTION. 

Bathe  the  throat  with  hot  vinegar  and  salt, 
and  gargle  with  weak  Cayenne  tea  sweetened 
with  molasses ; wrap  round  the  throat  black 
silk  to  prevent  the  air  from  obstructing  the  cir- 
culation. 


DIAPHRAGM. 

For  pain  or  disease  of  this  organ  use  Tincture 
of  Balm  and  Gentian,  equal  parts,  take  two  or 
three  times  a day  a teaspoonful.  This  organ 
separates  the  thorax  or  upper  organs  from  the 
abdomen. 

DRUNKENNESS  CURE. 

Eat  an  orange  a half  hour  before  breakfast 
every  morning.  Another  remedy,  which  in  some 
cases  may  be  more  satisfactory,  a mixture  made 
of  the  following  and  taken  in  quantities  equal 
to  a dram  and  as  often  as  the  desire  for  drink 
returns — this  will  cure  the  worst  case  of  drunk- 
enness : 

Sulphate  of  iron,  five  grs. ; 

Peppermint-water,  eleven  drams , 

Spirits  of  nutmeg,  one  dram. 

This  preparation  acts  as  a tonic  and  stimulant, 
and  partially  supplies  the  place  of  liquor  and 
prevents  the  physical  and  moral  prostration  that 
follows  the  sudden  breaking-off  from  the  use  of 
intoxicating  drinks. 


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This  elegant  remedy  no  one  ought  to  refuse. 
Eat  an  orange  a half  hour  before  breakfast  every 
morning ; this  will  keep  you  from  the  drunkard’ s 
fate. 

DEAFNESS. 

A mixture  of  Sulphuric  ether  and  Ammonia, 
after  it  is  allowed  to  stand  fourteen  days,  a so- 
lution is  formed.  Apply  this  solution  to  the 
internal  ear,  which  will  in  almost  every  case 
restore  this  hitherto  incurable  disease.  In  some 
cases  of  deafness  the  black  walnut  oil  restores 
che  hearing — by  dropping  into  the  ear  two  or 
three  drops  twice  a day. 

ERYSIPELAS. 

One  dram  of  Nitras  Potassi,  one-half  ounce 
Cream  of  Tartar,  dissolve  with  half  pint  of  cold 
water,  strain  it  and  sweeten  it,  and  take  one 
tablespoonful  three  times  a day  ; continue  until 
well. 

FRICTION  OF  THE  BODY. 

The  great  benefit  derived  from  the  friction  of 
the  body  is  at  present  not  sufficiently  understood 
nor  appreciated.  There  are  to-day,  I may  say, 
thousands  who  are  enjoying  health  and  vigor, 
from  the  benefit  they  have  received  by  the  use 
of  the  machine  styled  the  Manipulator,  and 
thousands  more  have  been  treated  and  cured  by 


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Household  Treasure,  or. 


magnetic  healers.  In  the  institution  I visited 
in  San  Francisco,  there  were,  I was  informed, 
eight-hundred  patients  in  and  out  of  the  institu- 
tion, being  treated  by  manipulation,  cripples  in 
almost  every  form  and  condition,  many  who 
were  entirely  restored  both  in  form  and  health. 
It  is  indispensably  necessary  for  every  person, 
man,  woman  and  child,  to  use  a flesh-brush  or 
coarse  towel  briskly  from  ten  to  fifteen  minutes 
every  twenty-four  hours.  Every  person  who 
adheres  to  this  rule  will  have  very  little  danger 
of  being  sick  with  any  disease  whatever.  ‘ ‘Assist 
nature  and  live  forever.”  So  says  old  Dr.  Beach. 


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Household  Treasure ; or. 


I=>  O E ]VE. 


Time  and  station  tell  the  tale 
Of  loved  ones  lost  upon  the  gale. 

In  this  our  loved  and  lovely  sphere. 
While  on  this  earth  we  re  living  here,^ 

Habits  of  discontent  arise, 

As  time  is  fleeing  from  our  eyes ; 

The  natural  laws  are  laid  aside, 

A7id  thus  the  evils  now  abide, — 

Our  fathers,  in  a purer  state. 

Developed  truth  in  life  still  late ; 

The  action  of  the  human  brain. 

Of  poison  deep  their  power  7naintain, 

Turn  not  a scoffing  ear  my  friend. 

All  truth  is  power  and  will  defend. 
When  o’er  our  land,  on  earth  and  seas. 
The  human  bratn  is  dire  diseased  : 

*Tis  not  the  alcoholic  fumes. 

Which  blend  with  nature  in  these  tunes. 
But  yet  a greater  action  bears. 

Which  hurls  the  man  in  many  snares. 

This  potent  evil  now  you  share 
In  every  house  and  everywhere  , 

The  fumes  so  great,  that  none  are  freed. 
From  the  inhalation  of  this  weed ; 


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The  infant  at  the  mother’s  breast, 

The  mother  in  her  lonely  nest, 

The  boy,  the  youth,  the  father,  all 
Must  breathe  this  despot  heated  gall. 

The  mother  in  her  sore  distress 
Implores  her  offspring  to  desist. 

As  sighing  tears  roll  down  her  face, 

And  sisters  too  feel  the  disgrace. 

Tis  of  the  weed  which  now  I speak, 

Which  fumes  the  brain  to  evil  deeds. 

To  over-reach  thy  brother  man 
In  craft,  or  fraud,  as  best  they  can. 

The  evils  thus  produced  on  man 
From  the  tobacco  weed  and  the  tea,  can 
Sing  songs  of  dire  distress  and  need, 

And  send  their  slaves  where  now  is  7'weed, 


^n~-'  r''-; 

^■:''W'’" 


